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John Cage reading Mesostic IV: and, Questions and Answers session, 1990

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
John Cage reading Mesostic IV: and, Questions and Answers session, 1990
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Cage, John (Author)
Cage, John (Performer)
Harvard University. Press (Host)
Cage, John (Interviewee)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1990
Place: Cambridge, MA
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1435
Topics
Cage, John
Aleatory music
Cage, John. Literary works. Selections
Cage, John. I-VI. No. 4
Genres
spoken word
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: written and read by John Cage.
Content: Title, date and location provided by cataloger based on printed notes on original cassettes, and audition.
Content: Contains a live recording of John Cage reading his Mesostic IV at Harvard University in 1990, as well as the question and answer session for the event. The other recordings in this series, John Cage reading Mesostics I-VI, were not included in the original donation.
Content: Printed label on original cassette no. 1: "John Cage: Questions and Answers ; ℗1990 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College ; Harvard University Press ; Cambridge, MA 02138". Printed label on original cassette no. 2: "John Cage: reading Mesostic IV ; ℗1990 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College ; Harvard University Press ; Cambridge, MA 02138".
Venue: Recorded live at Harvard University in, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (112 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is good.
Description
Streaming file 1 (Questions and answers: side 1): Question and answer session following John Cage's readings of his Mesostic I-VI. Streaming file 2 (Questions and answers: side 2): Question and answer session continues following John Cage's readings of his Mesostic I-VI. Streaming file 3 (Mesostic IV, side 1): John Cage reads his Mesostic IV (from I-VI). Streaming file 4 (Mesostic IV, side 2): John Cage continues to read his Mesostic IV (from I-VI).
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 915087690
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20753862
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c14a23a0-b90e-0133-a5ba-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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  • 1990: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "John Cage reading Mesostic IV" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4cff930-b90e-0133-d70f-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "John Cage reading Mesostic IV" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4cff930-b90e-0133-d70f-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1990). John Cage reading Mesostic IV Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c4cff930-b90e-0133-d70f-60f81dd2b63c

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John Cage reading Mesostic IV