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Polarity, and, August pace: performance in Toronto, 1990-12

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Polarity, and, August pace: performance in Toronto, 1990-12
Additional title: August pace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Polarity (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Grossman, Kory (Instrumentalist)
Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- (Instrumentalist)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Instrumentalist)
Pugliese, Michael (Instrumentalist)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Instrumentalist)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Recording engineer)
Pugliese, Michael (Composer)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Harbourfront Centre (Associated name)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1990-12-04 - 1990-12-07
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1: Polarity, performance 1 [Virtual focus / Tudor (David Tudor)] |||| Streaming file 2: August Pace, performance 1 [Peace talks / Michael Pugliese (Takehisa Kosugi, Rob Miller, Michael Pugliese, Kory Grossman)] |||| Streaming file 3: Polarity, performance 2 [Virtual focus / Tudor (David Tudor)] (0:00-23:37) -- August Pace, incomplete, performance 2 [Peace talks / Michael Pugliese (Takehisa Kosugi, Rob Miller, Michael Pugliese, Kory Grossman)] (23:43-26:01) |||| Streaming file 4: August Pace, performance 2 [Peace talks / Michael Pugliese (Takehisa Kosugi, Rob Miller, Michael Pugliese, Kory Grossman)]
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTD-A 663
Topics
Aleatory music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Percussion music
Pugliese, Michael. Peace talks
Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Virtual focus
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Content: Title, date, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original DAT container and the performance program.
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Polarity (1990) and August Pace (1989).
Content: Sound quality is mostly good; the volume levels are low in streaming files 1 and 3, and there is audience applause at the end of streaming file 4.
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: D015.
Performers: Takehisa Kosugi, Rob Miller, Michael Pugliese, Kory Grossman, and David Tudor, musicians.
Venue: Recorded in performance at the Premiere Dance Theatre in, Toronto, Ontario, 1990 [December 4-7]; [These performance dates were obtained from the Merce Cunningham Trust].
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio DAT cassette (104 minutes) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 884522320
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20249083
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 202db250-b725-0133-0ca9-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1990: Created (Approximate)
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Polarity, and, August pace" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990 - 1990. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5869ed70-b725-0133-2994-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Polarity, and, August pace" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5869ed70-b725-0133-2994-3c07547a230f

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1990 - 1990). Polarity, and, August pace Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5869ed70-b725-0133-2994-3c07547a230f

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Polarity, and, August pace