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Inlets 2, and, Shards: performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1988-08-25/26

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Inlets 2, and, Shards: performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 1988-08-25/26
Additional title: Inlets 2 (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Additional title: Shards (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Miller, Rob (Robert E.) (Recording engineer)
Cage, John (Composer)
Tudor, David, 1926-1996 (Composer)
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988-08-25
Date Created: 1988-08-26
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1, side a: Program announcement (0:00-00:30) -- Inlets 2 [Aug. 25] "Inlets" / [John Cage] (0:45-21:08) -- Audience applause (20:11-20:55) -- [Inlets 2, Aug. 26] "Inlets" / [John Cage] (21:10-42:08) -- Audience applause (41:00-41:48) |||| Streaming file 2, side b: Shards [Aug. 26] ["Webwork" / David Tudor] (0:00-25:26) -- Audience applause (25:27-26:21)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1518
Topics
Aleatory music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Musique concrète
Cage, John. Inlets
Tudor, David, 1926-1996. Webwork
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Content: Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Inlets 2 (1983), and, Shards (1987).
Content: Title, dates, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassette and container, audition, and information provided by the Merce Cunningham Trust.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "MCDC Saratoga 8/88 ; A. Inlets ; B. Shards. Handwritten note on original cassette, side a: "Inlets #3 #4 ; Saratoga Springs 1988". Handwritten note on original cassette, side b: "Shards ; Saratoga Springs #4 1988 ; Rec. REM [Rob E. Miller]".
Venue: Recorded in performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1988 August 25 and 26.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (69 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is mostly good; the dancers' footsteps are audible throughout the recordings and audience applause overlaps the ends of the performances.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 933582175
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20868016
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6cf529c0-b94e-0133-db5a-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1988: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Inlets 2, and, Shards" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988 - 1988. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6eb108d0-b94e-0133-0ac4-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Inlets 2, and, Shards" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6eb108d0-b94e-0133-0ac4-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1988 - 1988). Inlets 2, and, Shards Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6eb108d0-b94e-0133-0ac4-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia Citation

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Inlets 2, and, Shards