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New York City traffic sounds: 46th street and Broadway, 1991-03-31

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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New York City traffic sounds

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Title
New York City traffic sounds: 46th street and Broadway, 1991-03-31
Names
Cage, John (Composer)
Adams, John D. S., 1966- (Recording engineer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1991-03-31
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 670
Topics
City sounds
Traffic noise
New York (N.Y.) -- Sounds
Motor vehicle sounds
Traffic noise
Genres
Field recordings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: recorded by John D.S. Adams for John Cage.
Content: Title, date, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT cassette and container.
Content: Handwritten note on original DAT container: "Studio: Not! ; Client: John Cage ; Program: Traffic, New York City @ Island on corner of 46th st. and Broadway ; Date/Time: March 31, 1991 ; Engineer: John D.S. Adams ; Source: Live ; Comments: -Recorded between the hours of 1:45 and 2:45 pm on March 31, 1991 -Arguement [sic] (lots of cursing) takes place at approx[imately] 11th minute. -Wind problematic toward the end of the hour -Sunny day but cool. ; Technical Info: Recorded on a Sony TCD-D10 Pro at 48 KHz fs. 2x Shure SM-57 mirophone configured in an approximate ORTF. with wind screens".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: D023.
Venue: Recorded in, New York, New York, 1991 March 31.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio DAT cassette (54 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Description
Live recording of New York City street sounds begins ca. 1:04; short argument ca.10:50; recording ends ca. 53:05.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 884522751
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20249090
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 282fbb20-b726-0133-43d2-3c07547a230f
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "New York City traffic sounds" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1991. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a1f6310-b726-0133-035c-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "New York City traffic sounds" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a1f6310-b726-0133-035c-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1991). New York City traffic sounds Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2a1f6310-b726-0133-035c-3c07547a230f

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New York City traffic sounds