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Concert at Town Hall: Vertical thoughts. 1963-10-11, No. 1-5, 1963-10-11

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Concert at Town Hall

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Title
Concert at Town Hall: Vertical thoughts. 1963-10-11, No. 1-5, 1963-10-11
Additional title: Vertical thoughts
Additional title: Vertical thoughts
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987 (Composer)
Town Hall, Inc. (Host)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1963-10-11
Date Created: 1966-12-30
Table of Contents
Vertical thoughts [no. 1] (0:00-7:15) -- Vertical thoughts [no. 2] (7:51-12:52) -- Vertical thoughts [no. 3] (13:23-17:30) -- Vertical thoughts [no. 4] (17:44-20:37) -- Vertical thoughts [no. 5], ends abruptly (20:50-30:26)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2451
Topics
Piano music
Piano music (Pianos (2))
Violin and piano music
Vocalises (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
Genres
Music
Live sound recordings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by Morton Feldman.
Content: Title, dates, and locations provided by cataloger based on handwritten note taped to the original reel hub, and collection context.
Content: Handwritten note taped to original reel hub: "Feldman Vertical thoughts ; 11Oct.1963 Town Hall ; 7.5ips [illegible]".
Content: Contains a dub of recordings from a concert at Town Hall that, based on tape stock and collection context, was likely copied by Gordon Mumma at Brandeis University.
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: R110.
Venue: Recorded in performance, New York, New York, 1963 October 11.
Venue: Dubbed at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts 1966 December 30.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (31 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Sound quality is fair; there is slight recording hiss throughout and background audience noises.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 909424731
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20625383
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 84f6da00-b8c3-0133-b4cc-60f81dd2b63c
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Item timeline of events

  • 1963: Created (Approximate)
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Concert at Town Hall" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1963 - 1966. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/883dc890-b8c3-0133-fd50-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Concert at Town Hall" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/883dc890-b8c3-0133-fd50-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1963 - 1966). Concert at Town Hall Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/883dc890-b8c3-0133-fd50-60f81dd2b63c

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Concert at Town Hall