Research Catalog

Sextet for seven, and, Four³ : music for Quartet, and, Beachbirds.

Title
  1. Sextet for seven, and, Four³ : music for Quartet, and, Beachbirds.
Published by
  1. [probably early 1990s?].

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Cage, John
  2. Tudor, David, 1926-1996
  3. Cunningham, Merce
  4. Merce Cunningham Dance Company
  5. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor
Found in
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
  1. 2 streaming audio files (49 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Alternative title
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subject
  1. Musique concrète
  2. Modern dance music
  3. Live sound recordings
  4. Piano and electronic music
  5. Electronic music
  6. Aleatory music
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
  2. Modern dance music.
  3. Musique concrète.
Contents
  1. Streaming file 1 [side 1]: Quartet ["Sextet for seven" / David Tudor] (0:00-18:13) -- Audience applause (18:14-20:24)
  2. Streaming file 2 [side 2]: Beach birds ["Four³" / John Cage] (0:00-26:56) -- Audience applause (26:57-27:53)
Call number
  1. *LTC-A 1520
Note
  1. Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Quartet (1982), and, Beachbirds (1991).
  2. Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  3. Handwritten note on original cassette [side 1]: "Quartet". Handwritten note on original cassette [side 2]: "Beach Birds".
  4. Sound quality is mostly good; the dancers' footsteps are audible throughout the recordings.
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded in unidentified performances.
Source (note)
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Title
  1. Sextet for seven, and, Four³ : music for Quartet, and, Beachbirds.
Production
  1. [probably early 1990s?].
Playing time
  1. 002024 002753
Type of content
  1. performed music
Type of medium
  1. audio
Type of carrier
  1. audiocassette
  2. online resource
Digital file characteristics
  1. audio file
Event
  1. Recorded in unidentified performances.
Restricted access
  1. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original version
  1. Archival original: (1 audio cassette (49 minutes) : analog) in *LTC-A 1520.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local note
  1. Transferred from original analog cassette by George Blood Audio on March 26, 2015; two preservation files were created based on the cassette sides.
Source
  1. Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Container of (work): Cage, John. Four³.
  2. Container of (work): Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Sextet for seven.
  3. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  4. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
  5. Music for (work) : Cunningham, Merce. Beach birds.
  6. Music for (work) : Cunningham, Merce. Quartet.
Added title
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found in:
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research call number
  1. *LTC-A 1520
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