Research Catalog

Summerspace, and, Biped : performances in Paris

Title
  1. Summerspace, and, Biped : performances in Paris, 1999-11-09/10.
Published by
  1. November 9 and 10, 1999.

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Bryars, Gavin
  2. Dempster, Loren
  3. Gottlieb, Jay
  4. Hoogewerf, Wim
  5. Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938-
  6. Lively, David, 1953-
  7. Woodrow, James
  8. Bryars, Gavin
  9. Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987.
  10. Merce Cunningham Dance Company
  11. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor
Found in
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Description
  1. 4 streaming audio files (141 minutes total) : digital, stereo
Uniform title
  1. Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  2. Summerspace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Alternative title
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Subject
  1. Electronic and violin music
  2. Live sound recordings
  3. Modern dance music
  4. Electronic and cello music
  5. Electronic and guitar music
  6. Piano music (4 hands)
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. Streaming file 1, Nov. 9: [Summerspace] Ixion / [Morton Feldman] (Jay Gottlieb, David Lively) (0:00-20:01) -- Audience applause (20:02-20:30)
  2. Streaming file 2, Nov. 9: [Biped] Biped / [Gavin Bryars] (Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, Wim Hoogewerf, Takehisa Kosugi) (0:00-46:12) -- Audience applause and recording silence (46:13-48:04)
  3. Streaming file 3, Nov. 10: [Summerspace] Ixion / [Morton Feldman] (Jay Gottlieb, David Lively) (0:00-21:13) -- Audience applause (21:14-21:35)
  4. Streaming file 4, Nov. 10: [Biped] Biped / [Gavin Bryars] (Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, James Woodrow, Takehisa Kosugi) (0:00-47:35) -- Audience applause and recording silence (47:36-50:44)
Call number
  1. *LTD-A 800
Note
  1. Title, dates, location, and performers provided by cataloger based on handwritten notes on original DAT containers.
  2. Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 1: "Paris 11-9-99, Ixion + Biped ; Ixion - Jay Gottlieb, David Lively ; Biped - Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, Wim Hoogewerf, Takehisa Kosugi". Handwritten note on original DAT container no. 2: "Paris 11-10-99, Ixion + Biped ; Ixion - Jay Gottlieb, David Lively ; Biped - Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, James Woodrow, Takehisa Kosugi".
  3. Contains the music for Merce Cunningham's Summerspace (1958), and, Biped (1999).
  4. Sound quality is mostly good; audience sounds are occasionally audible throughout the recordings.
  5. Donor's inventory numbers: D241, and, D242.
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Source (note)
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Title
  1. Summerspace, and, Biped : performances in Paris, 1999-11-09/10.
Production
  1. November 9 and 10, 1999.
Playing time
  1. 002030 004804 002135 005044
Type of content
  1. performed music
Type of medium
  1. audio
Type of carrier
  1. audiocassette
  2. online resource
Digital file characteristics
  1. audio file
Performer
  1. Jay Gottlieb, David Lively, musicians (Summerspace/Ixion) ; Gavin Bryars, Loren Dempster, Wim Hoogewerf, Takehisa Kosugi, James Woodrow, musicians (Biped).
Event
  1. Recorded in performance in, Paris, France, 1999 November 9 and 10.
Restricted access
  1. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at NYPL Research Libraries.
Original version
  1. Archival original: (2 audio DAT cassettes (141 minutes total) : digital, .3209 ips, 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, two track, stereo) in *LTD-A 800.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Local note
  1. Transferred from two original DAT cassettes by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; four preservation files were created based on content: D241a, d241b, D242a, and, d242b.
Source
  1. Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Bryars, Gavin, instrumentalist.
  2. Dempster, Loren, instrumentalist.
  3. Gottlieb, Jay, instrumentalist.
  4. Hoogewerf, Wim, instrumentalist.
  5. Kosugi, Takehisa, 1938- instrumentalist.
  6. Lively, David, 1953- instrumentalist.
  7. Woodrow, James, instrumentalist.
  8. Container of (work): Bryars, Gavin. Biped.
  9. Container of (work): Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987. Ixion.
  10. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
  11. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, donor.
Added title
  1. Music for (work) : Biped (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  2. Music for (work) : Summerspace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
  3. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials.
Found in:
  1. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection.
Research call number
  1. *LTD-A 800
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