Four⁶: sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels

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Title

Four⁶: sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- (Composer)
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- (Instrumentalist)
Cage, John (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1996

Table Of Contents

Streaming file 1: Sound loop for Four⁶ / John Cage |||| Streaming file 2: The dream before / Laurie Anderson (0:00-3:16) -- My eyes / Laurie Anderson (3:21-8:58) -- Hiawatha / Laurie Anderson (9:02-15:55)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1298

Subjects

Electronic music
Musique concrète
Progressive rock music
Synthpop (Music)
Anderson, Laurie, 1947- Strange angels
Cage, John. Four⁶

Genres

Music

Notes

Content: Contains source material used in the music for Merce Cunningham's Rondo (1996) that was dubbed over a copy of Laurie Anderson's Strange angels, 1989.
Content: Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container, audition, and consultation with Jesse Stiles, former sound engineer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "Four⁶ [outside] ; Laurie Anderson: Strange Angels, 1989 [inside]".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: C331.
Venue: Recorded and dubbed in unidentified locations.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio cassette (19 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is fair.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 913797657
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20730916
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f27d7800-b8d0-0133-05fa-60f81dd2b63c

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. "Four⁶: sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1996. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f27d7800-b8d0-0133-05fa-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1996). Four⁶: sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f27d7800-b8d0-0133-05fa-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Four⁶: sound loop source material; and, songs copied from Laurie Anderson's Strange angels" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f27d7800-b8d0-0133-05fa-60f81dd2b63c

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