Research Catalog

Variations V.

Title
Variations V. (Drain). / music by John Cage.
Author
Cage, John
Publication
[probably 1965?]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
1 streaming audio file (39 minutes) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Variations V (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container and reel hub.
  • Handwritten notes on original container: "2 Track Stereo ; Variations V (Drain) ; 7 1/2".
  • Contains the kitchen drain sound element used for Merce Cunningham's Variations V (1965); it is unclear if this is a recording of a live performance, in which the dancers' movements trigger the sound.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Event (note)
  • Date and recording location unidentified.
Source (note)
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Call Number
*LT-7-A 2364
OCLC
880675630
Author
Cage, John, composer.
Title
Variations V. (Drain). / music by John Cage.
Production
[probably 1965?]
Playing Time
003929
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiotape reel
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Date and recording location unidentified.
Original Version
Archival original: (1 audiotape reel (39 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.) in *LT-7-A 2364.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from original open tape reel by the New York Public Library's Audio and Moving Image Preservation (PAMI) sound engineering staff at the Library for the Performing Arts on January 17, 2014.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Variations V (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LT-7-A 2364
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