Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Cage, John
2. Tanner, Richard
3. Soto, Jock
4. Tracey, Margaret
5. Grant, Cameron, 1951-
6. Tanner, Richard
7. Ippolito, Jon
8. Cronson, Mary Sharp
9. New York City Ballet
10. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (36 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. This program features a panel discussion about Sonatas and interludes, the title both of John Cage's piece for prepared piano, and of the dance choreographed to the music by Richard Tanner for New York City Ballet. The dance is performed in several movements, interspersed with the panel discussion. Pianist Cameron Grant discusses Cage's musical techniques, which involve placing screws, bolts, strips of plastic and rubber, and other materials in the piano to produce unusual sounds. Tanner discusses the process of choreographing to this music, mirroring its repetitions and sonic qualities in movement. The recording's sound is sometimes unclear, and the camera view of the dancing is sometimes blocked by a column.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 055.

Uniform title

1. Sonatas and interludes (Choreographic work : Tanner)
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Cage, John
2. Sonatas and interludes (Choreographic work : Tanner)
3. Prepared piano music > Analysis, appreciation
4. Music and dance
5. Choreography

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Dance.
3. Music.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1055

Credits (note)

1. Choreography by Richard Tanner. Music by John Cage.

Performer (note)

1. Danced by Jock Soto and Margaret Tracey. Pianist: Cameron Grant. Panelists: Richard Tanner and Cameron Grant. Moderator: Jon Ippolito.

Event (note)

1. Performed as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on May 9 and 16, 1994; recorded on May 16, 1994.

Funding (note)

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Biography (note)

1. This program was presented in conjunction with Rolywholyover, a circus, a multimedia exhibition that John Cage worked on prior to his death in 1992, and which was presented at the Guggenheim in 1994.

Title

1. Sonatas and interludes [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

1. 1994.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 055.
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

1. Choreography by Richard Tanner. Music by John Cage.

Performer

1. Danced by Jock Soto and Margaret Tracey. Pianist: Cameron Grant. Panelists: Richard Tanner and Cameron Grant. Moderator: Jon Ippolito.

Event

1. Performed as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on May 9 and 16, 1994; recorded on May 16, 1994.

Funding

1. With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Biography

1. This program was presented in conjunction with Rolywholyover, a circus, a multimedia exhibition that John Cage worked on prior to his death in 1992, and which was presented at the Guggenheim in 1994.

Added author

1. Cage, John. Sonatas and interludes, piano. Selections.
2. Tanner, Richard, choreographer.
3. Soto, Jock, dancer.
4. Tracey, Margaret, dancer.
5. Grant, Cameron, 1951- Instrumentalist
6. Tanner, Richard. Interviewee
7. Grant, Cameron, 1951- Interviewee
8. Ippolito, Jon. Moderator
9. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
10. New York City Ballet.
11. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Added title

1. Sonatas and interludes (Choreographic work : Tanner)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-1055