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RainForest, and, Fabrications: performance at the Joyce Theater, 1988-03-27

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
RainForest, and, Fabrications: performance at the Joyce Theater, 1988-03-27
Additional title: Fabrications (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: RainForest (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Recording engineer)
Pimenta, Emanuel Dimas de Melo (Composer)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
Joyce Theater (New York, N.Y.) (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988-03-27
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1: RainForest ["Rainforest no. 1" / David Tudor] (Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi) (0:00-21:10), ends abruptly |||| Streaming file 2: Fabrications ["Short waves" / Emanuel de Melo Pimenta] (David Tudor) (0:00-26:20)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1273
Topics
Aleatory music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Pimenta, Emanuel Dimas de Melo. Short waves
Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Rainforest, no. 1
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Content: Title, date, performers and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette, and performance program.
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette, side a: "Rainforest ; D.T. + T.K. [David Tudor + Takehisa Kosugi] ; Rec. 3/27/88 by R. Miller". Side b: "Fabrications ; D.T. [David Tudor] processing ; Rec. by R.M. ; 3/27/88". Handwritten note on original container: "Fabrications/Rainforest ; 3/27/88 ; Joyce 88".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's RainForest (1968), and, Fabrications (1987).
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: C092.
Performers: David Tudor, Takehisa Kosugi, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performance at the Joyce Theater, New York, New York, 1988 March 27.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio cassette (47 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is good.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 904455490
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20547411
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b85ffc40-b8b0-0133-f51c-60f81dd2b63c
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "RainForest, and, Fabrications" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbd62330-b8b0-0133-c516-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "RainForest, and, Fabrications" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbd62330-b8b0-0133-c516-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1988). RainForest, and, Fabrications Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bbd62330-b8b0-0133-c516-60f81dd2b63c

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RainForest, and, Fabrications