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Tape works for Merce Cunningham

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Tape works for Merce Cunningham

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Title
Tape works for Merce Cunningham
Additional title: Event (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Dawes, Bill, (William) (Composer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1977-03-26
Table of Contents
Concerto in the American Style -- Sweet Blues -- Le Petit Cowboy Au Bar -- Maxfield Variations -- Five Drawings from Real Life
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2452
Topics
Electronic music
Genres
Music
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by Bill (William) Dawes.
Content: Contains excerpts of music by Bill (William) Dawes submitted as consideration to Merce Cunningham for use in his Events.
Content: Title, date, and location provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original container and taped to the original reel hub, and typed letter insert.
Content: Handwritten note on original container and taped to original reel hub: "Dawes Tape Works ; 1. Concerto in the American Style (1976) 7 min. 25 sec. ; 2. Sweet Blues (1974) 1 min. 05 sec. ; 3. Le Petit Cowboy Au Bar (1974) 1 min. 18 sec. 4. Maxfield Variations (1973) 3 min. 35 sec. 5. Five Drawings from Real Life (1977) 3 min. 57 sec. ; all copies, 7 1/2 ips half track stereo, Scotch 206".
Content: Typed letter insert: March 26, 1977 ; Dear Merce Cunningham, May I submit these works for your consideration for use in one of your studio events? I have engaged my old friend La Monte Young as a lobbyist and I believe he has written to John Cage in my behalf. Regards, Bill Dawes ; William Dawes [private address], NY, NY".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: R016.
Venue: Recorded in, New York, New York, 1963 October 11.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (18 minutes) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 909030502
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20621764
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b0dc3fe0-b8c1-0133-ec0c-60f81dd2b63c
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Item timeline of events

  • 1977: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Tape works for Merce Cunningham" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1977. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5907f30-b8c1-0133-4fdf-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Tape works for Merce Cunningham" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5907f30-b8c1-0133-4fdf-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1977). Tape works for Merce Cunningham Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5907f30-b8c1-0133-4fdf-60f81dd2b63c

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Tape works for Merce Cunningham