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Touchbase, Doubletoss, and, Sounddance: performance at the [Théâtre de] Nîmes, 1994-12-10

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Touchbase, Doubletoss, and, Sounddance: performance at the [Théâtre de] Nîmes, 1994-12-10
Additional title: Doubletoss (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Touchbase (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Sounddance (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Instrumentalist)
Gray, D'Arcy (Instrumentalist)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Wauthy, Denis (Recording engineer)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Composer)
Pugliese, Michael (Composer)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
Théâtre de Nîmes (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1994-12-10
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1: Touchbase [Icebreeze / Michael Pugliese (John D.S. Adams, D'arcy Gray, Takehisa Kosugi)] (0:00-26:59) -- Audience applause (27:00-28:16) |||| Streaming file 2: Doubletoss [Transfigurations / Kosugi (Takehisa Kosugi)] (0:00-30:32) -- Audience applause (30:33-31:51) |||| Streaming file 3: Sounddance [Toneburst / Tudor (David Tudor)] (0:00-18:47) -- Audience applause and recording silence (18:48-24:30)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 743
Topics
Aleatory music
Electronic music
Frame drum music
Modern dance music
Percussion music
Vocalises
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- Transfigurations
Pugliese, Michael. Icebreeze
Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Toneburst
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Content: Title, date, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original DAT container, audition, and performance program.
Content: Handwritten note on original DAT container: "MCDC in Nîmes, France ; December 10, '94 ; 1. Sounddance !Overloads! 2. Doubletoss 3. Breakers [mis-labeled] ; Recorded on Sony TCD D-10 48 kHz ; By Denis Wauthy".
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Touchbase (1992), Doubletoss (1993), and, Sounddance (1974).
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: D163.
Performers: John D.S. Adams, D'arcy Gray, Takehisa Kosugi, and David Tudor, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performance at [Théâtre de] Nîmes in, Nîmes, France, 1994 December 10.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio DAT cassette (85 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Sound quality is mostly good; recording levels are high at times.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 891594018
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20303701
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 22ebf5c0-b7c3-0133-9130-3c07547a230f
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Touchbase, Doubletoss, and, Sounddance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1994. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/25cce1b0-b7c3-0133-e8db-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Touchbase, Doubletoss, and, Sounddance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/25cce1b0-b7c3-0133-e8db-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1994). Touchbase, Doubletoss, and, Sounddance Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/25cce1b0-b7c3-0133-e8db-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia Citation

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Touchbase, Doubletoss, and, Sounddance