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Voiceless essay: mixes of music for Points in space

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Voiceless essay: mixes of music for Points in space
Additional title: Points in space (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Cage, John (Composer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1986
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1250
Topics
Aleatory music
Computer music
Modern dance music
Vocalises
Genres
Music
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by John Cage.
Content: Contains four mixes of music for Merce Cunningham's Points in space (1986).
Content: Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette and container.
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container no. 1: "Cage: Voiceless Essay Mix 1 Compressed ; 3 beeps 0'45" ; end of last beep 0'50" ; music 0'00" 1'00" ; duration 28'00" ; dolby b". Handwritten note on container no. 1: "Points in Space".
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container no. 2: "Cage: Voiceless Essay Mix 1 Uncompressed ; 3 beeps 0'45" ; end of last beep 0'50" ; music 0'00" 1'00" ; duration 28'00" ; dolby B". Handwritten note on container no. 2: "Points in Space".
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container no. 3: "Cage: Voiceless Essay Mix 2 Compressed ; 3 beeps 0'45" ; end of last beep 0'50" ; music 0'00" 1'00" ; duration 28'00" ; dolby B". Handwritten note on container no. 3: "Points in Space".
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container no. 4: "Cage: Voiceless Essay Mix 2 Uncompressed ; 3 beeps 0'45" ; end of last beep 0'50" ; music 0'00" 1'00" ; duration 28'00" ; dolby B". Handwritten note on container no. 4: "Points in Space".
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container no. 5: "Cage: Voiceless Essay Mix 3 Compressed ; 3 beeps 0'45" ; end of last beep 0'50" ; music 0'00" 1'00" ; duration 28'00" ; dolby B". Handwritten note on container no. 5: "Points in Space".
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container no. 6: "Cage: Voiceless Essay Mix 3 Uncompressed ; 3 beeps 0'45" ; end of last beep 0'50" ; music 0'00" 1'00" ; duration 28'00" ; dolby B". Handwritten note on container no. 6: "Points in Space".
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container no. 7: "Cage: Voiceless Essay Mix 4 Compressed ; 3 beeps 0'45" ; end of last beep 0'50" ; music 0'00" 1'00" ; duration 28'00" ; dolby B". Handwritten note on container no. 7: "Points in Space".
Content: Typed note on original cassette and container no. 8: "Cage: Voiceless Essay Mix 4 Uncompressed ; 3 beeps 0'45" ; end of last beep 0'50" ; music 0'00" 1'00" ; duration 28'00" ; dolby B". Handwritten note on container no. 8: "Points in Space".
Content: Sound quality is poor for streaming files 1, 3, and 5; the recordings are very muffled. Sound quality is good for streaming files 2, 4, and 6-8.
Numbering: Donor's inventory numbers: C187 - C192, and C362.
Venue: Recorded in an unidentified location.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 8 audio cassettes (250 minutes total) : analog
Sound quality is poor for streaming files 1, 3, and 5; the recordings are very muffled. Sound quality is good for streaming files 2, 4, and 6-8.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 913796268
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20730908
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9b9f1620-b8cf-0133-8184-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1986: Created
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Voiceless essay" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9f2370a0-b8cf-0133-538c-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Voiceless essay" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9f2370a0-b8cf-0133-538c-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1986). Voiceless essay Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9f2370a0-b8cf-0133-538c-60f81dd2b63c

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Voiceless essay