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Letter to Erik Satie: sets of voice recordings used in the music for Tango, and, an informal conversation between unidentified speakers

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Letter to Erik Satie: sets of voice recordings used in the music for Tango, and, an informal conversation between unidentified speakers
Additional title: Tango (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Cage, John (Singer)
Cage, John (Associated name)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1978
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1666
Topics
Aleatory music
Vocalises
Genres
Music
spoken word
Notes
Content: Contains cassette recordings of vocals to be played as components of John Cage's music for Merce Cunningham's Tango (1978). Also contains an off-record conversation between unidentified speakers.
Content: Title and vocalist provided by cataloger based on typed and handwritten notes on original cassettes and containers, audition, and information provided by the John Cage Trust.
Content: Typed and handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 1: "Orig. Tour Tango #1; start 3:27". Typed and handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 2: "Orig. Tour Tango #2 ; start at 3:32". Typed and handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 3: "Orig. Tour Tango #3 ; start 0:45". Typed and handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 4: "Orig. Tour Tango #4 ; start 2:49". Handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 5: "Tango #2 ; start at 3:32". Handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 6: "Tango #3 ; start 0:45 ; R Ch slow". Handwritten note on original cassette and container no. 7: "Tango #4 ; start 2:49".
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: C223 -- C226, and, C214 -- C216.
Performers: [John Cage, vocalist].
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 7 audio cassettes (34 minutes total) : analog
Sound quality is mostly good; the conversation recorded in streaming file 5 is at a low volume and at times, the speakers are inaudible.
Description
Streaming file no. 5: Begins abruptly, unidentified speakers discuss touring and performances.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 913834665
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20731586
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4ff2a330-b8eb-0133-1490-60f81dd2b63c
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Item timeline of events

  • 1978: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Erik Satie" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76a09fc0-b8eb-0133-1fd7-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Erik Satie" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76a09fc0-b8eb-0133-1fd7-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1978). Letter to Erik Satie Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76a09fc0-b8eb-0133-1fd7-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to Erik Satie