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Neighbors, Change of address (world premiere), and, Loosestrife: performance at University of Texas in Austin, 1992-01-31

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Title

Neighbors, Change of address (world premiere), and, Loosestrife: performance at University of Texas in Austin, 1992-01-31

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Instrumentalist)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Pugliese, Michael (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Recording engineer)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Composer)
Pugliese, Michael (Composer)
Zimmermann, Walter, 1949- (Composer)
Bass Concert Hall (University of Texas at Austin) (Event place)
Eckhart, Meister 1327 (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1992-01-31

Table Of Contents

Streaming file 1: Neighbors [Streams / Kosugi] (Takehisa Kosugi, electronics) |||| Streaming file 2: Change of address [Self-forgetting / Walter Zimmermann] (David Tudor, John D.S. Adams, Takehisa Kosugi, Michael Pugliese) |||| Streaming file 3: Loosestrife [Mixed signals, begins with silence for ca. 3 minutes / Pugliese] (Michael Pugliese, Takehisa Kosugi) (0:00-29:22) -- Audience applause and recording silence (29:23-34:41)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 688

Subjects

Aleatory music
Musique concrète
Electronic music
Mbira music
Modern dance music
Percussion and violin music
Vocalises
Eckhart, Meister, -1327. Works. Selections
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Streams
Pugliese, Michael. Mixed signals
Zimmermann, Walter, 1949- Vom Nutzen des Lassens. Selbstvergessen

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Title, date, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT cassette and container.
Content: Handwritten note on original DAT container: "-Bass Concert Hall, University of Texas at Austin ; (i) Neighbors, T.K. Electronics ; (ii) Change of Address: *World Premiere* D.T., J.A., T.K., M.P., for Melodica, Violin, Almglocken, Glass Harmonica, Voices ; (iii) Loosestrife: M.P., T.K., Marimbulas, 8 Tape Decks ; Recorded by John D.S. Adams ; Technical info: Recorded on Sony TCD-10 Pro, Room mics: Realistic PZM, Other mics: KM-84, SM57, AKG."
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Neighbors (1991), Change of address (1992), and Loosestrife (1991).
Content: The music for Change of address, Walter Zimmermann's Selbstvergessen (Self-forgetting), contains spoken short phrases of text by Meister Eckhart in German with some English.
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: D042.
Venue: Recorded in performances at Bass Concert Hall, University of Texas in, Austin, Texas, 1992 January 31.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio DAT cassette (87 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Sound quality is fair; the volume levels are low overall and there is audience applause following each work.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 885338096
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20255608
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9e2ed6b0-b72c-0133-b96d-3c07547a230f

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Neighbors, Change of address (world premiere), and, Loosestrife: performance at University of Texas in Austin, 1992-01-31" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e2ed6b0-b72c-0133-b96d-3c07547a230f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1992). Neighbors, Change of address (world premiere), and, Loosestrife: performance at University of Texas in Austin, 1992-01-31 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e2ed6b0-b72c-0133-b96d-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Neighbors, Change of address (world premiere), and, Loosestrife: performance at University of Texas in Austin, 1992-01-31" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e2ed6b0-b72c-0133-b96d-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia citation

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