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Problems in the flying saucer: "drone" components

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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

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Title
Problems in the flying saucer: "drone" components
Additional title: Fractions (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
Names
Merce Cunningham Dance Company (Associated name)
Ashley, Robert, 1930- (Composer)
Collection

Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection. Audio materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1988 (Questionable)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1251
Topics
Electronic music
Modern dance music
Genres
Music
Notes
Statement of responsibility: music by Robert Ashley.
Content: Contains "drone" components for the music for Merce Cunningham's Eleven (1988).
Content: Title provided by cataloger based on handwritten note on original cassette and container.
Content: Handwritten note on original cassette, side a: "Problems in the flying saucer ; Drone Eb @ 72 d/min". Handwritten note on original cassette, side b: "Problems in the flying saucer ; Drone Eb @ 72 d/min (use this side)". Handwritten note on original container: "Eleven ; Problems in the flying saucer".
Numbering: Donor's inventory number: C078.
Venue: Recorded on an unidentified date at an unidentified location.
Acquisition: Gift; Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 2011-2012.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audio cassette (66 minutes) : analog
Sound quality is good.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 906183375
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20592404
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0e731fa0-b8b7-0133-ca8b-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1988: Created
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Problems in the flying saucer" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1211c8e0-b8b7-0133-680b-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Problems in the flying saucer" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1211c8e0-b8b7-0133-680b-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1988). Problems in the flying saucer Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1211c8e0-b8b7-0133-680b-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Problems in the flying saucer