Collage I

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Title

Collage I

Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Names

Schaeffer, Pierre, 1910-1995 (Composer)
Henry, Pierre, 1927- (Composer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1950 - 1979 (Questionable)

Table Of Contents

Collage I-I (0:00-6:36) -- Collage I-II (6:43-13:18)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-10-A 3070

Subjects

Electronic music
Modern dance music
Vocalises
Music for (work) : Collage (Choreographic work : Cunningham)

Genres

Music
Live Sound Recordings

Notes

Content: Title provided by cataloger based on audition and handwritten note on original lacquer disc label.
Content: Handwritten notes on original disc sleeve: "Ellnar Talmadge, office of pub info, 227 [illegible]".
Content: Contains two recordings of a version of music for Merce Cunningham's Collage, recorded from the original 10" acetate disc.
Content: Soundfields of the streaming file and the archival original are undetermined.
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: R059.
Venue: Recording location and date unidentified.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 lacquer disc (13 minutes) : analog, 78 rpm ; 10 in.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 882932255
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20232812
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f646e7e0-b6ee-0133-6555-3c07547a230f

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. "Collage I" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1979. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f646e7e0-b6ee-0133-6555-3c07547a230f

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1979). Collage I Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f646e7e0-b6ee-0133-6555-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Collage I" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f646e7e0-b6ee-0133-6555-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia citation

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