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Roaratorio : performances at Palais des papes

Title
Roaratorio : performances at Palais des papes, 1985-07-18/19 / music by John Cage.
Author
Cage, John
Publication
July 18 and 19, 1985.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  • RMG, Palais des papes.
  • Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Found In
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
4 streaming audio files (122 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform Title
Roaratorio (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Live sound recordings.
  • Modern dance music.
  • Musique concrète.
Note
  • Contains music for Merce Cunningham's Roaratorio (1983).
  • Title, dates, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassettes and containers, and information obtained from the Merce Cunningham Trust.
  • Handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 1: "Elliot? 7/18 Roaratorio ; PA Feed (not mixed) ; Dolby B ; 85.07.18". Handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 2: "Elliot ; Roar 85.07.19 ; PA Feed ; Dolby B".
  • Sound quality is mostly good; recordings on streaming files for both side a's end abruptly, and the recordings for both side b's contain audience applause.
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.
Call Number
*LTC-A 1657
OCLC
  • 933582271
  • 933582271
Author
Cage, John, composer.
Title
Roaratorio : performances at Palais des papes, 1985-07-18/19 / music by John Cage.
Production
July 18 and 19, 1985.
Playing Time
004656 001405 004615 001422
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded in live performances at [Palais des papes] in, Avignon, France, 1985 July 18 and 19.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original Version
Archival originals: (2 audio cassettes (122 minutes total) : analog) in *LTC-A 1657.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local Note
Transferred from two original analog cassettes by George Blood Audio on March 26, 2015; four preservation files were created based on cassette sides.
Source
Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
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Added Author
Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
RMG, Palais des papes.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added Title
Music for (work) : Roaratorio (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1657
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