Research Catalog

Lecture-demonstration: commentary and music

Title
Lecture-demonstration: commentary and music/ Yvonne Rainer.
Author
Rainer, Yvonne, 1934-
Publication
[196-]

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Details

Description
1 streaming audio file (approximately 35 minutes): digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 35 minutes). Yvonne Rainer speaks about the contents of the tape she is making of her presentation [that is, this recording] including the omission of a film and other material; she speaks about her preferences, theories, and beliefs regarding music for dance; excerpts of recorded music in different genres are played including I'm gonna wait to the midnight hour; Rainer speaks about the dynamics and phrasing of movement including the expense and conservation of energy; her choreography, and her dance The mind is a muscle [which she refers to as The mind is a muscle, trio A or as Trio A]. From approximately 23:54 to 26:09 minutes, a recording of buzzing noises followed by an interval of silence followed in turn by buzzing noises, is played; Rainer speaks further on her theories of movement and her work The mind is a muscle. The final section of the record consists of a recording of the sound of galloping horses.
Donor/Sponsor
  • Gift of Yvonne Rainer.
  • New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Alternative Title
Dance Audio Archive
Subjects
Note
  • Lecture-demonstration by Yvonne Rainer, recorded in the mid or late1960's.
  • The sound quality is good. The recording is marred by "tape hiss," but the speaker's voice is clear and loud.
  • The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
  • Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Call Number
*MGZTO 7-2320
OCLC
51088471
Author
Rainer, Yvonne, 1934-
Title
Lecture-demonstration: commentary and music/ Yvonne Rainer.
Imprint
[196-]
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 35 minutes); polyester; half-track, 3.75 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto72320_v01f01_sc.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZTL 4-2320
Former call number: *MGZT 7-88
Local Note
*MGZT 7-88 (Former classmark)
Archival original: *MGZTO 7-88. Relabeled as *MGZTO 7-2320 as of September 11, 2014. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-2320.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-2320.
Connect to:
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Local Subject
Avant-garde dance.
Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-2320
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