Remainder: music for Torse

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Title
Remainder: music for Torse
Additional title: Torse (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Amacher, Maryanne (Composer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2442
Topics
Aleatory music
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Sound installations (Art)
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by Maryanne Amacher.
Content: Title provided by cataloger based on typed notes on the original containers.
Content: Typed note on original container no. 1: "Maryanne Amacher ; 25 minutes, 60 c/s, 1/2 track stereo ; REMAINDER. "18. ] R [ ] D [ = An afterimage. (Also used as a classifier of seeds.)* ; Band #1. O vu reference tone to establish playback level of Band #2 at -20 and -15 vu maximum. ; Band #2. 'Remainder', 25 minutes, 7 1/2 ips 60 c/s, 1/2 track stereo. -20, -15 vu should be maximum playback level. ; *Hollis Frampton, 'A Stipulation of Terms from Maternal Hopi'." Typed note on original container no. 2: "Maryanne Amacher ; 25 minutes, 50 c/s, 1/4 track stereo ; REMAINDER. "18. ] R [ ] D [ = An afterimage. (Also used as a classifier of seeds.)* ; Band #1. O vu reference tone to establish playback level of Band #2 at -20 and -15 vu maximum. ; Band #2. 'Remainder', 25 minutes, 7 1/2 ips 50 c/s, 1/4 track stereo. -20, -15 vu should be maximum playback level. ; *Hollis Frampton, 'A Stipulation of Terms from Maternal Hopi'."
Content: Contains sound recordings used in the music for Merce Cunningham's Torse (1976); reel no. 2 is a low resolution copy of reel no. 1.
Content: Sound quality is mostly good to fair; reel no. 2 is of lower sound quality.
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: R100 (no. 1), and, R098 (no. 2).
Venue: Recorded in an unidentified location for use in performances of Torse.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 2 audiotape reel (53 minutes) : analog, (reel 1: 7 1/2 ips; reel 2: 6 1/4 ips), two track, stereo ; 7 in.
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (27 minutes) : analog, 6 1/4 ips, quarter track, stereo ; 7 in.
The archival original reel no. 2 recording was produced at a non standard speed, 16.66% faster than 7.5 ips, for the purpose of being played in locations where the playback equipment uses a 50 Hz standard in order to compensate for pitch.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 902688983
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20523342
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 777c5b40-c334-0133-901c-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1976: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Remainder" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7bd49170-c334-0133-54bc-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Remainder" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7bd49170-c334-0133-54bc-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1976). Remainder Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7bd49170-c334-0133-54bc-60f81dd2b63c

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Remainder