Concerto in the American Style -- Sweet Blues -- Le Petit Cowboy Au Bar -- Maxfield Variations -- Five Drawings from Real Life
Call number
*LT-7-A 2452
Note
Contains excerpts of music by Bill (William) Dawes submitted as consideration to Merce Cunningham for use in his Events.
Title, date, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container and taped to the original reel hub, and typed letter insert.
Handwritten note on original container and taped to original reel hub: "Dawes Tape Works ; 1. Concerto in the American Style (1976) 7 min. 25 sec. ; 2. Sweet Blues (1974) 1 min. 05 sec. ; 3. Le Petit Cowboy Au Bar (1974) 1 min. 18 sec. 4. Maxfield Variations (1973) 3 min. 35 sec. 5. Five Drawings from Real Life (1977) 3 min. 57 sec. ; all copies, 7 1/2 ips half track stereo, Scotch 206".
Typed letter insert: March 26, 1977 ; Dear Merce Cunningham, May I submit these works for your consideration for use in one of your studio events? I have engaged my old friend La Monte Young as a lobbyist and I believe he has written to John Cage in my behalf. Regards, Bill Dawes ; William Dawes [private address], NY, NY".
Sound quality is good.
Donor's inventory number: R016.
Access (note)
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Source (note)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Author
Dawes, Bill, (William), composer.
Title
Tape works for Merce Cunningham / music by Bill (William) Dawes.
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 February 27, 2015; baked prior to transfer.