Medley of popular piano music considered for the film Deli commedia, 1985-08-10

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Title

Medley of popular piano music considered for the film Deli commedia, 1985-08-10

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Richter, Pat (Arranger)
Richter, Pat (Instrumentalist)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1985-08-10

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1192

Subjects

Modern dance music
Piano music, Arranged
Popular instrumental music

Genres

Music

Notes

Content: Contains popular songs arranged for piano by Pat Richter, including the music used for the Elliot Caplan and Merce Cunningham film, Deli commedia (1984), a medley of "Embraceable you" and "Look for the silver lining".
Content: Title and date provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container and cassette, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette: "Pat Richter for Deli Commedia ; August 10th, 1985 ; [B] Side 1 - 30 min Dub from Master, Dolby; [A] Side 2 - 30 min Dub from Master". Part 1 of the recording was dubbed on side B and part 2 of the recording was dubbed on side A. Handwritten note on original container: "Recorded [illegible] 8/10/85".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: C366.
Performers: Pat Richter, pianist.
Venue: Original recording location likely at the Merce Cunningham Studio, Westbeth, New York, New York, 1985 August 10 ; Dubbing location unidentified.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiocassette (64 minutes
Sound quality is mostly good; both streaming files end abruptly.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 902682868
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20523317
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): daecc840-b839-0133-34d4-60f81dd2b63c

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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. "Medley of popular piano music considered for the film Deli commedia, 1985-08-10" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/daecc840-b839-0133-34d4-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1985). Medley of popular piano music considered for the film Deli commedia, 1985-08-10 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/daecc840-b839-0133-34d4-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Medley of popular piano music considered for the film Deli commedia, 1985-08-10" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/daecc840-b839-0133-34d4-60f81dd2b63c

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