- Additional Authors
- Found In
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Description
- 4 streaming audio files (135 minutes total) : digital, stereo
- Summary
- Streaming file 1, cassette 1, side 1: Unidentified host introduces the topic and questions being addressed by the panel as well as the first speaker, Reinhard Oehlschlägel, ca. 0:00-9:58; Reinhard Oehlschlägel reads his paper about John Cage's concerts and appearances in Europe, as well as the European artists who influenced, and were influenced by, Cage, especially Pierre Boulez; ends abruptly.
- Streaming file 2, cassette 1, side 2: Begins abruptly, Reinhard Oehlschlägel continues to read his paper about the impact of John Cage on musicians in Germany and Europe; ca. 5:46-6:59, unidentified host introduces the next speaker, Nikša Gligo; ca. 7:00-28:31, Nikša Gligo reads his paper on Cage's influence on musicians and composers in Europe and Croatia, including case studies on the Gorgona Group of artists and the Yugo-Cage 82 project; ca. 28:41-29:20 [very low volume], host introduces the next speaker, Keith Potter; ca. 29:21-47:05, Keith Potter reads his paper about some of the general reactions to Cage's music in the United Kingdom as well as comparing Cage with British composer, Cornelius Cardew; ends abruptly.
- Streaming file 3, cassette 2, side 1: Keith Potter continues to read his paper about Cornelius Cardew and John Cage; ca. 3:28-4:00, unidentified host introduces the next speaker, Daniel Charles; ca. 4:01-31:13, Daniel Charles reads his paper about John Cage's relationship with French composers and artists, especially their similar conceptions of time in music and art; Charles compares Cage's influence on French art and culture with Cage's influence in Spain and Japan; ca. 31:14, host makes concluding remarks [audience member interrupts with a comment]; ca. 33:52-37:56, audience question and answer period, including the impact of Cage on popular culture and music, and the impact of Cage's Roaratorio (1979) on Irish folk music; ca. 37:57-43:03, unidentified festival organizer speaks about some of the reasons that Cage's influence on popular culture was not included as a conference topic; ca. 43:13, audience question and answer period continues; ca. 47:28, ends abruptly.
- Streaming file 4, cassette 2, side 2: Begins abruptly, Daniel Charles continues to answer an audience question; brief concluding remarks.
- Alternative Title
- Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
- Subjects
- Lectures
- Music > Europe > American influences
- Music > Europe > 20th century > History and criticism
- Avant-garde (Music)
- Aleatory music > History and criticism
- Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951, > composer
- Joyce, James, 1882-1941 > Finnegans wake Selections
- Cardew, Cornelius, > composer
- Cage, John, > composer
- Boulez, Pierre, 1925-2016 > composer
- Genre/Form
- Lectures.
- Note
- Contains a panel given at Wesleyan University as part of the Cage Symposium celebrating John Cage's 75th birthday.
- Title, speakers, date, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten and typed notes on original container and cassette, and audition.
- Handwritten notes on original containers: "Cage Symposium ; Impact on Europ.". Typed note on original cassette no. 1: "Cage Symposium 2/26/88 ; Panel - "Impact...on European culture" ; Wesleyan University ; Middletown, CT ; COPY ; TAPE 1". Typed note on original cassette no. 2: "Cage Symposium 2/26/88 ; Panel - "Impact...on European culture" ; Wesleyan University ; Middletown, CT ; COPY ; TAPE 2".
- Sound quality is mostly good to fair; recording volumes are uneven but the speakers are mostly audible.
- 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 1662
- OCLC
- 933583045
- Title
Impact of Cage's esthetic on European culture : panel at the Cage Symposium at Wesleyan University, 1988-02-26.
- Production
February 26, 1988.
- Playing Time
003629 004705 004939 000113
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
audiocassette
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Recorded at Wesleyan University in, Middletown, Connecticut, 1988 February 26.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
- Original Version
Archival originals: (2 audio cassettes (135 minutes total) : analog) in *LTC-A 1662.
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Charles, Daniel, 1935-2008, speaker.
Gligo, Nikša, 1946- speaker.
Oehlschlägel, Reinhard, speaker.
Potter, Keith, speaker.
Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.), host institution.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
- Added Title
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
- Found In:
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
- Research Call Number
*LTC-A 1662