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RainForest, August pace, and, excerpt of Pictures: performance at City Center, 1990-03-16

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
RainForest, August pace, and, excerpt of Pictures: performance at City Center, 1990-03-16
Additional title: August pace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Pictures (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Behrman, David (Composer)
Pugliese, Michael (Composer)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
City Center of Music and Drama (New York, N. Y.) (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1990-03-16
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1, side a: [August pace] "Peace talks" / [Michael Pugliese] (0:00-47:06) -- Recording silence (47:07-49:40) |||| Streaming file 2, side b: RainForest ["Rainforest no. 1" / David Tudor] (0:00-21:15) -- Audience applause (21:10-21:31) -- Pictures ["Interspecies smalltalk" / David Behrman] (21:32-31:50) -- Audience applause (29:30-31:50) -- Recording silence (31:51-34:08)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1507
Topics
Aleatory music
Electric violin
Electronic music
Frame drum music
Modern dance music
Percussion music
Vocalises
Behrman, David. Interspecies smalltalk
Pugliese, Michael. Peace talks
Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Rainforest, no. 1
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's RainForest (1968), August pace (1989), and, Pictures (1984).
Content: Title, date, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassette and container, and audition.
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette, side a: "Peace Talks ; CC [City Center] 3/16/90 ; Good Rec, Perf - Great ; MP Dub". Handwritten note on original cassette, side b: "1990 Rainforest - City Center ". Handwritten note on original container: "MP + RM approves for CD ; Pictures!".
Venue: Recorded in performance at City Center, New York, New York, 1990 March 16.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Citation/reference: Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (84 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is mostly good; the recording of Peace talks ends abruptly which cuts off the end the performance, the recording of Interspecies smalltalk begins abruptly which cuts off the beginning of the performance, and audience applause overlaps the end of the Interspecies smalltalk performance.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 933581974
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20868004
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a6cc2710-b94d-0133-13cc-3c07547a230f
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Item timeline of events

  • 1990: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "RainForest, August pace, and, excerpt of Pictures" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a90da2d0-b94d-0133-838d-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "RainForest, August pace, and, excerpt of Pictures" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 4, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a90da2d0-b94d-0133-838d-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1990). RainForest, August pace, and, excerpt of Pictures Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a90da2d0-b94d-0133-838d-3c07547a230f

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RainForest, August pace, and, excerpt of Pictures