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Sounding the ocean of emotion for John Cage and the Hassans: and, recording of a television program on the hippie movement ; and, recordings of television broadcast news programs in Milwaukee

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Sounding the ocean of emotion for John Cage and the Hassans: and, recording of a television program on the hippie movement ; and, recordings of television broadcast news programs in Milwaukee
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Gibson, Morgan, 1929- (Author)
Gibson, Morgan, 1929- (Performer)
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation (Donor)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1970-04
Table of Contents
Streaming file 1: Sounding the ocean of emotion for John Cage and the Hassans / Morgan Gibson (Gibson) |||| Streaming file 2: "More soundings by Morgan" (Morgan Gibson) (0:00-13:12) -- Television program on the "hippie movement" (13:13-22:29) -- Television commercials and evening news in Milwaukee (22:31-34:42)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2371
Topics
Hippies
Sound poetry
Percussion music
Vocalises
Genres
spoken word
Television commercials
Television programs
Notes
Content: Title, author, and date provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original container and audition.
Content: Handwritten note on original container: "April 1970 ; Morgan Gibson (Dep[artment] of English - Own) ; Sounding the ocean of emotion for John Cage and the Hassans".
Performers: Morgan Gibson, percussion and vocals.
Venue: Broadcast in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1970 April ; Recording locations for the Sounding recordings are unidentified.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (62 minutes) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, half track, mono ; 5 in. rewound onto an archival 7 in. reel
Sound quality is good for the "Sounding" recordings; there is a low electric hum throughout the television recordings, and the microphone is some distance from the source, but the recording is audible.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 890143327
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20290971
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a74c7220-b7b8-0133-71f2-3c07547a230f
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  • 1970: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Sounding the ocean of emotion for John Cage and the Hassans" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1970. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a930f210-b7b8-0133-2e14-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Sounding the ocean of emotion for John Cage and the Hassans" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a930f210-b7b8-0133-2e14-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1970). Sounding the ocean of emotion for John Cage and the Hassans Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a930f210-b7b8-0133-2e14-3c07547a230f

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Sounding the ocean of emotion for John Cage and the Hassans