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Rune, and, Garnier Event no. 602, no. 605, and no. 606: performances at the Opéra de Paris, 1998-01-06/10

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Title

Rune, and, Garnier Event no. 602, no. 605, and no. 606: performances at the Opéra de Paris, 1998-01-06/10

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Bobrowski, Krystyna (Instrumentalist)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Lacy, Steve (Instrumentalist)
Wolff, Christian, 1934- (Instrumentalist)
Wolff, Christian, 1934- (Composer)
Opéra de Paris (Host)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1998-01-10

Table Of Contents

Streaming file 1, Jan. 6: Rune [Or 4 people / Christian Wolff] (Krystyna Bobrowski, Takehisa Kosugi, Christian Wolff) |||| Streaming file 2, Jan. 6: Garnier Event no. [602] (Takehisa Kosugi, Steve Lacy, Christian Wolff) |||| Streaming file 3, Jan. 9: Rune [Or 4 people / Christian Wolff] (Krystyna Bobrowski, Takehisa Kosugi, Christian Wolff) |||| Streaming file 4, Jan. 9: Garnier Event no. [605] (Takehisa Kosugi, Steve Lacy, Christian Wolff) |||| Streaming file 5, Jan. 10: Rune [Or 4 people / Christian Wolff] (Krystyna Bobrowski, Takehisa Kosugi, Christian Wolff) |||| Streaming file 6, Jan. 10: Recording silence (0:00-1:28) -- Garnier Event no. [605] (Takehisa Kosugi, Steve Lacy, Christian Wolff) (1:29-43:25)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 894

Subjects

Aleatory music
Modern dance music
Piano and electronic music
Saxophone and electronic music
Wolff, Christian, 1934- Or 4 people

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Title, dates, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers, information obtained from the Merce Cunningham Trust, and the performance programs.
Content: Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "Paris Opera #1 ; Rune, Event, Scenario". The performance of Scenario is not recorded on DAT no. 1 although the container note indicates it as such. Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "Paris Opera #4 ; Rune, Event". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 3: "Paris Opera #5 ; Rune, Event".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Rune (1998 version), and, three of Cunningham's Events.
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: D367, D368, and, D382.
Performers: Krystyna Bobrowski, Takehisa Kosugi, Steve Lacy, and Christian Wolff, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performance at the Opéra de Paris in, Paris, France, 1998 January 6, 9, and 10.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 3 audiocassettes (DAT) (220 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Sound quality is mostly good; there is brief audience applause at the end of each streaming file.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 897373708
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20490341
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a6071010-b7f0-0133-cb43-3c07547a230f

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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. "Rune, and, Garnier Event no. 602, no. 605, and no. 606: performances at the Opéra de Paris, 1998-01-06/10" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1998. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6071010-b7f0-0133-cb43-3c07547a230f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1998). Rune, and, Garnier Event no. 602, no. 605, and no. 606: performances at the Opéra de Paris, 1998-01-06/10 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6071010-b7f0-0133-cb43-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Rune, and, Garnier Event no. 602, no. 605, and no. 606: performances at the Opéra de Paris, 1998-01-06/10" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6071010-b7f0-0133-cb43-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia citation

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