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Instances of silence : workset of sound recordings used in the music for Trails.

Title
  1. Instances of silence : workset of sound recordings used in the music for Trails.
Published by
  1. [probably 1982?].

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Cage, John
  2. Cunningham, Merce
  3. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor
Found in
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
  1. 6 streaming audio files (158 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Alternative title
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subject
  1. City sounds
  2. Traffic noise
  3. New York (N.Y.) > Sounds
Genre/Form
  1. Motor vehicle sounds.
  2. Sound recordings.
Call number
  1. *LTC-A 1668
Note
  1. Contains a set of cassette recordings of sounds be played as components of John Cage's music for Merce Cunningham's Trails (1982).
  2. Title, location, and date provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original cassettes and information provided by the John Cage Trust.
  3. Handwritten note on original cassette no. 1: "Trails: workset ; 1 of 5 Blind XII LtFrt 0:00 1". Handwritten note on original cassette no. 2: "Trails: workset ; 1 of 5 Blind XIII RtBk 0:00 2". Handwritten note on original cassette no. 3: "Trails: workset ; 1 of 5 6th Ave Siren 2:30 FrRt 3". Handwritten note on original cassette no. 4: "Trails: workset ; 1 of 5 6th Ave 1:55 (Siren) BkLt 4". Handwritten note on original cassette no. 5: "Trails: workset ; 1 of 5 Taxi HiFar opp fan 3:22 5". Handwritten note on original cassette no. 6: "Trails: workset ; 1 of 5 Fan Hi/Far opp taxi 4:30 6".
  4. Sound quality is good; streaming files 2 and 5 end abruptly.
  5. Donor's inventory numbers: C229 -- C234.
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Indexed in (note)
  1. John Cage Trust website, accessed July 15, 2015
Source (note)
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Title
  1. Instances of silence : workset of sound recordings used in the music for Trails.
Production
  1. [probably 1982?].
Playing time
  1. 003105 003153 002455 002524 002208 002238
Type of content
  1. sounds
Type of medium
  1. audio
Type of carrier
  1. audiocassette
  2. online resource
Digital file characteristics
  1. audio file
Indexed in:
  1. John Cage Trust website, accessed July 15, 2015, Database of works: Instances of silence, http://johncage.org/pp/John-Cage-Work-Detail.cfm?work_ID=315
Event
  1. Recorded in New York, New York, [probably 1982?].
Restricted access
  1. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original version
  1. Archival originals : (6 audio cassettes (158 minutes total) : analog) in *LTC-A 1668.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local note
  1. Transferred from six original analog cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Source
  1. Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Related to (work): Cage, John. Instances of silence.
  2. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
  3. Related to (work) : Cunningham, Merce. Trails.
Added title
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found in:
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research call number
  1. *LTC-A 1668
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