Tudor (David) papers

Series I. Scores and realizations, 1800-1995, undated, bulk 1941-1977

Physical Description: 47 boxes

Scope and Content Note

A large collection of scores and performance realizations spans Tudor's entire professional life, from his early student and organ work, throughout his career as the premier avant-garde pianist, to his own later electronic compositions. It includes scores and performance instructions by other composers, Tudor's handwritten worksheets and realizations created in the course of preparing for his piano concerts, electronic compositional materials, early transcriptions of scores, and notes.

Arrangement

Arranged in two subseries: Series I.A.Tudor's early years; Series I.B. works by others.

Series I.A. Tudor, early, 1940s-1994, undated

Physical Description: 5 box(es)

Scope and Content Note

This subseries contains Tudor's early piano and organ work, and scores for his electronic compositions. His early work consists of handcopied scores for piano and organ music, and notes taken when he was Stefan Wolpe's student. Tudor's electronic compositions are represented with handwritten flow diagrams (i.e., schematics of his tabletop instrument set-ups, which in effect display how the instrument is to be constructed) and lists of inputs/outputs for different performance instantiations, many of which are unidentified. There are also miscellaneous notes for his electronic music.

Arrangement

Arranged topically.

Manuscript copies of scores and early work, undated

box 1, folder 1

Piano compositions

Scope and Content Note

Includes Bach, Couperin, Liszt, Wagner, Stravinsky, Wolpe.

box 1, folder 2

Compositions

Scope and Content Note

Mostly Schönberg.

box 1, folder 3

Compositions

Scope and Content Note

Includes Beethoven, Bach, Walther.

box 1, folder 4

"orn[a]mentation"

Scope and Content Note

Includes compositions by Bach and Couperin.

box 1, folder 5

Compositions and notes

Scope and Content Note

Solo piano music by Bartok, Busoni, Liszt, Hauer and unidentified. Includes transcriptions, performance notes, worksheets, and technical exercises with fingerings.

box 1, folder 6

Vocal music compositions

box 1, folder 7-8

Church music

Early work, 1940s

box 2, folder 1

Lectures and texts by Wolpe

Scope and Content Note

Tudor handwritten and typed versions of Wolpe lectures and texts.

box 2, folder 2

"My work with W.[olpe]"

box 2, folder 3

"My work to 1942"

Scope and Content Note

Notes and musical writings, and 3 pages from Associateship Examination (1942) with record of marks.

box 2, folder 4

Music notes

Scope and Content Note

Musical form, practice and techniques; transcribed texts by Frescobaldi, Schönberg, Kandinsky and others.

box 2, folder 5

Music notes

Scope and Content Note

Transcribed texts by Kandinsky, Charles Tournemire, and others.

box 2, folder 6

Music relating to Sigurd Rascher

box 2, folder 7

Ferruccio Busoni

Scope and Content Note

List of programs and pianoforte repertory compositions copied by Tudor.

box 2, folder 8

Notes - registrations

box 2, folder 9

Notes - circa 1940s

box 2, folder 10

Notes - tempo, dynamics, touch

box 2, folder 11-12

Notes - list of piano compositions by others

Electronic work, 1966-1994, undated

box 3, folder 1

Activities, 1970

box 3, folder 2-4

Bandoneon!, 1966

box 3, folder 5

Channels/inserts, 1987

box 3, folder 6

Dialects, 1984

box 3, folder 7

Electronics with talking shrimp, 1986

box 3, folder 8

Event (title of Merce Cunningham work), 1987-1990

box 3, folder 9

Forest speech, 1976-1978

Physical Description:

box 3, folder 10

4 Pepsi pieces, 1970

box 3, folder 11

Free spectral range IV, 1977

box 3, folder 12

Hedgehog, 1985

box 3, folder 13

Laser bird, 1973

box 3, folder 14

Laser rock, 1973

box 3, folder 15

Likeness to voices/Dialectics, 1982

box 3, folder 16

Line and cluster, 1986

box 3, folder 17

Lines and reflections, undated

box 3, folder 18

Microphone, 1973

Scope and Content Note

See oversize box 167, folder 1, for record cover.

box 3, folder 19

Monobird, 1972

box 3, folder 20

Neural network plus, 1992

box 3, folder 21

Neural synthesis, 1993

box 3, folder 22

9 lines, reflected, 1987

box 3, folder 23-24

Phonemes, 1981-1986, 1992-1993

Scope and Content Note

For Cunningham dance "Channels/Inserts."

box 3, folder 25

Phrases, 1986

box 3, folder 26

Pulsers, 1976-1978

Scope and Content Note

See also: box 167*, folder 1, for record cover.

box 3, folder 27

Rainforest, 1968

box 3, folder 28

Rainforest 3, 1972

box 3, folder 29

Rainforest IV, 1973

box 3, folder 30

Rotating loudspeakers, 1977

box 3, folder 31

Sea tails, 1983

box 3, folder 32

Sextet for seven (Quartet?), 1985

box 3E, folder 1

Soundings: ocean diary, 1994

box 3E, folder 2

Toneburst, 1975

box 3E, folder 3

Untitled (Homage to Toshi Ichiyanagi), 1972

box 3E, folder 4

Video pulsers, 1977

box 3E, folder 5

Virtual focus, 1990

box 3E, folder 6

Weatherings, 1979

box 3E, folder 7

Web for John Cage II, 1988

Scope and Content Note

Performed at the Alternative Museum, 1989

box 3E, folder 8

Webwork, 1987

Scope and Content Note

For Cunningham dance "Shards."

box 4, folder 1-2

Unidentified flow diagrams, undated

box 4, folder 3

Unidentified worksheets, undated

box 4, folder 4-15

Unidentified inputs/outputs, undated

box 4, folder 16-21

Miscellaneous electronic music notes, undated

box *167, folder 1

Record covers, undated

Scope and Content Note

One paper record cover for Tudor's Microphone, 1973 and one cardboard record cover for Tudor's "Pulsers/Untitled," 1984. With a mailing envelope. [Folders 2-4 in this box relate to Series I.B.].

1949-1966

box 15, folder 1

Various projects, 1949-1954

Scope and Content Note

Includes 1 letter each from Lionel Nowak of Bennington College (1953), Peggy Glanville-Hicks of Composer's Forum (1954?) and Gino Negri (1954); 12 items.

box 15, folder 2

Darmstadt, 1956-1961

Scope and Content Note

List of Tudor's performances, lists of students and correspondence with Wolfgang Steinecke, circa 40 items.

box 15, folder 3

Institute National Belge de Radiodiffusion, 1956

Scope and Content Note

10 letters and contracts.

box 15, folder 4

Norddeutscher Rundfunk, 1956

Scope and Content Note

6 letters and contracts.

box 15, folder 5

Südwestfunk, 1956

Scope and Content Note

9 letters and contracts.

box 15, folder 6

Universal Edition, 1956

Scope and Content Note

9 letters and contracts.

box 15, folder 7

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1956

Scope and Content Note

9 letters and contracts.

box 15, folder 8

Various projects, 1956

Scope and Content Note

Includes 6 letters from Wolfgang Steinecke (Darmstadt), 7 items with William Glock of the International Music Association and a telegram and letter from Bengt Hambraeus; 46 items.

box 15, folder 9

Radiotjänst, 1957

Scope and Content Note

15 letters and contracts from Bengt Hambraeus.

box 15, folder 10

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1957

Scope and Content Note

10 letters and contracts.

box 15, folder 11

Various projects, 1957

Scope and Content Note

Includes 1 letter each from William Glock of the International Music Association, Gunnar Larsson (+ copy) and Lionel Nowak of Bennington College; 20 items.

box 15, folder 12

Norddeutscher Rundfunk, 1958

Scope and Content Note

7 letters and contracts

box 15, folder 13

Radiotjänst and Sveriges Radio, 1958

Scope and Content Note

8 letters and cards from Bengt Hambraeus.

box 15, folder 14

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1958

Scope and Content Note

14 letters and contracts.

box 15, folder 15

Various projects, 1958

Scope and Content Note

Includes 3 letters from Gunnar Bucht of Fylkingen; letter, contracts and payment receipts from Institut National Belge de Radiodiffusion; 4 letters and contracts from Hessischer Rundfunk; and correspondence between Cage and Wilfred Mellers of Univ. of Birmingham, William Glock and Han Fischli from Kunstgewerbe museum Zürich; circa 50 items.

box 15, folder 16

Hessischer Rundfunk, 1959

Scope and Content Note

6 letters and contracts.

box 15, folder 17

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 1959

Scope and Content Note

10 letters and contracts.

box 15, folder 18

Various projects, 1959

Scope and Content Note

Includes 5 letters and contracts from Radio Bremen, 1 letter from Bengt Hambraeus, and 4 letters and contracts from Vega, Paris; 26 items.

box 15, folder 19

Various projects, 1960

Scope and Content Note

Includes 2 letters from and 1 letter to Wolfgang Steinecke, 3 letters and contracts from Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 5 letters and contracts from Universal Edition, 1 letter from Bengt Hambraeus; 32 items.

box 15, folder 20

Various projects, 1961

Scope and Content Note

Includes 4 letters from the Montreal Festivals Society, 3 letters from Cercle d'Art Contemporain, 5 letters from I Semana de Música de Vanguarda, Rio, 4 letters from Westdeutscher Rundfunk and 1 letter from Heinz-Klaus Metzger of Ring also signed by Bussotti; circa 40 items.

box 15, folder 21

Various projects, 1962

Scope and Content Note

14 items.

box 15, folder 22

Anthroposophical Society performance, NY, 1963

Scope and Content Note

2 letters and 2 typed programs.

box 15, folder 23

Various projects, 1963

Scope and Content Note

Includes 3 letters from the New York Philharmonic and 3 letters from Wergo, Köln; 23 items.

box 15, folder 24

East-West Festival, San Francisco Tape Music Center, 1964

Scope and Content Note

8 sheets of notes.

box 15, folder 25

KPFA/San Francisco Tape Music Center, 1964

Scope and Content Note

12 sheets of notes.

box 15, folder 26

Various projects, 1964

Scope and Content Note

Includes 3 letters from the New York Philharmonic; 7 items.

box 15, folder 27

Various projects, 1965

Scope and Content Note

Includes 3 letters, a telegram and a contract from WGBH; 11 items.

box 15, folder 28

SUNY, Buffalo, 1965-1966

Scope and Content Note

Large folder of material generated when Tudor was hired as Creative Associate. Includes medical insurance information, 4 cards and 1 sheet of notes by John Cage, and programs and other printed matter.

Series I.B. Other composers, 1800-1995, undated, bulk 1941-1977

Physical Description: 43 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This subseries consists of printed and manuscript scores, sketches, drafts and performance instructions by prominent avant-garde composers in the United States and Europe, organized alphabetically by composer. Tudor's annotations on the scores, along with his worksheets and realizations, show something of the history of the compositions and of Tudor's working relationship with the composers. The range of music, from composers who Tudor knew well and whose music he frequently played to composers who sent unsolicited music he never performed, gives an overview of the major stylistic trends in new music piano repertoire of the 1950s and 1960s. Items of particular interest include Cage's Concert for piano and orchestra, Concerto for prepared piano and chamber orchestra, 4'33", Music of changes, Theatre piece, Variations II, and Winter music; Brown's Folio: December 1952 , Four systems, and 25 pages; Bussotti's Pièces de chair II; Feldman's Intersection II and Ixion; Stockhausen's Nr. 7 Klavierstück XI; and Wolff's Duo for pianists I, For pianist, For 6 or 7 players (music for Merce Cunningham) , which includes Cage's realizations, and Suite II. Other composers represented by scores include Michael von Biel, Pierre Boulez, Henry Cowell, Albert Fine, Toshi Ichiyanagi,Terry Jennings, Mauricio Kagel, Alvin Lucier, Bo Nilsson, Pauline Oliveros, Stefan Wolpe, and La Monte Young.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically with unidentified materials at the end.

box 167*, folder 2

Ammann, Benno, 3 pieces for piano, undated

Anderson, Eric, 1964-1966, undated

box 5, folder 1

Opus 1966, 1966

box 5, folder 1

Opus, undated

box 5, folder 1

Opus 48, 1964

Scope and Content Note

On same sheet as Opus 46. (See Fluxus codex, p. 172.)

Applebaum, Mark, 1991-1995

box 5, folder 2

Mt. Moriah: a string quartet in 4 movements, 1992

box 5, folder 3

S-tog, 1991

box 5, folder 4

2. Speculate..., 1995

Arma, Paul (aka Imre Weisshaus), 1929-1935

box 5, folder 5

Sketches for male choir, 1929

box 167*, folder 3

Burlesque for piano, 1930

box 167*, folder 3

Second sonatina for children, 1935

box 5, folder 6

Ashley, Robert, Maneuvers for small hands, 1961

flatfile 1**

Austin, Larry, Accidents, 1967

box 167*, folder 4

Baker, Lawrence Scott, "Unfinished to be added to keyboard music & extra materials," circa 1968

Baldwin, Bertram, 1961-1962, undated

box 5, folder 7

III 58 Piano, undated

box 168*, folder 1

Nursery tale with exigesis, 1961-1962

box 168*, folder 2

Ballif, Claude, 3rd. sonate für klavier (op. 29) , undated

box 5, folder 8

Bartlett, Martin, Cité libre, 1966

box 5, folder 9

Beethoven, Ludwig, Tempi, undated

Scope and Content Note

Tudor worksheets.

Behrman, David, 1959-1968, undated

box 5, folder 10

Litanies of the glider, 1968

Scope and Content Note

Used for Cunningham's "Walkaround time."

box 5, folder 11

Wave train, 1966

box 168*, folder 3

Canons for piano and percussion, 1959-1960

box 168*, folder 3

Players with circuits, undated

box 168*, folder 4

Notations for unidentified piece, undated

box *183, folder 1

Ricercar, undated

roll 1**

Ricercar, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 small roll.

Bekaert, Jacques, 1968-1971

box 5, folder 12

Quiet space, 1968-1971

box 5, folder 13

Summer music, 1970

box 168*, folder 5

Berg, Gunnar, Gaffky's assortiment 1-10, 1959

Biel, Michael von, 1960-1965

box 5, folder 14

Book for 3, 1961

box 5, folder 15

For two pianos # I, II and III, 1960 or 1961

box 5, folder 16

Für Klavier nr. 2, 1964 or 1965

box 5, folder 17

Für Klavier nr. 5, 1965

box 5, folder 18

Two-piano piece I, 1960 or 1961

box 169*, folder 1

For 2 pianos II, 1961

box 169*, folder 2

Septenary, 1964

box 5, folder 19

Boelzner, Gordon, Intimate music - for piano, undated

box 169*, folder 3

Boucourechliev, André, Unidentified, 1959

Boulez, Pierre, 1946-1961

box 5, folder 20

2ème sonate, 1946-1948

box 5, folder 21

Structures, 1955

box 5, folder 22

Troisième sonate pour piano, 1958

box 169*, folder 4

2ème sonate pour piano, 1950

box 169*, folder 5

Troisième sonate pour piano - formant 2-trope, 1961

box 169*, folder 6

Braun, Peter Michael, Mutationen für klavier, 1959

box 5, folder 23

Brecht, George, Various works, 1959-1963

Scope and Content Note

Includes Candle-piece for radios, 1959; Card-piece for voice , 1959; Eight piano transcriptions, 1963, and many "events."

box 6, folder 1

Brooks, M. Steven, Dimorphism (1), 1973

Brown, Earle, 1952-1959, undated

box 6, folder 2

Folio: November 1952 (Synergy), 1952

box 6, folder 3

Hodography #1, 1959

box 6, folder 4

Music for cello and piano, 1957

box 6, folder 5

Pentathis, 1958

box 170*, folder 1

Folio: December 1952, 1952

Scope and Content Note

Includes realizations which were most likely used for the 1974 recording of December 1952 that appears on the album Times five . See also Cage score WBAI.

box 170*, folder 2

For David Tudor, 1952-1953

Scope and Content Note

Four scores bound together, all titled "For David Tudor" but with different dates: May 28, 1953; March 1953; April 1953; Nov. 1952.

box 170*, folder 2

For Merce, 1953

box 170*, folder 3

Four more, 1956

box 170*, folder 4

Four systems, scores , 1954

Scope and Content Note

Two different manuscript scores by Brown, both dated Jan 20, 1954. One ink and pencil on cardboard, the other ink and pencil on paper. The paper version includes directions which begin, "may be played in any sequence..." Both are dedicated to Tudor for his birthday. Included is one photographic copy of the paper score. Also includes a realization by Tudor (3 sheets).

box 170*, folder 5

Four systems, realizations, 1954

Scope and Content Note

Tudor's realization and working notes for Four Systems. For more information, see research file in repository for inventory notes by Gale Cohen with annotations by Tudor.

box 171*, folder 1-2

Indices, 1954

box 172*, folder 1

Music for cello and piano, 1955

box 172*, folder 2

Music for "Trio for 5 dancers", 1953

Scope and Content Note

Based on floor plan of dance by Carolyn Brown.

box 172*, folder 2

Music for violin, cello and piano, 1952

box 172*, folder 3

Perspectives, 1952

box 172*, folder 4

Three pieces for piano, undated

box 173*, folder 1-3

25 pages, 1953

box 173*, folder 4

"Folio," 1953

Scope and Content Note

David Magnus speculates this one-page-score was composed for "Folio," but was excluded in the final edition. 3 sheets dated 3/53.

box 6, folder 6

Buel, Charles, Thirteen fragments for piano, 1967

box 169*, folder 7

Busoni, Ferruccio, Indianische fantasie für klavier und orchester (op. 44) , 1915

Bussotti, Sylvano, 1959-1961, undated

box 174*, folder 1

Couple pour flauto et piano, 1959

box 174*, folder 1

Coeur pour batteur, 1959

box 174*, folder 2

Five pieces for David Tudor (extraits de pièces de chair II) , 1959

box 174*, folder 3

Pièces de chair II, 1959

box 174*, folder 4

Pour clavier (après Pièces de chair II), 1961

box 174*, folder 4

Couple pour flute et piano sette fogli), undated

box 174*, folder 4

per tre sul piano (from sette fogli), undated

box 174*, folder 4

Small pieces of ephemera, undated

box 6, folder 7

Byrd, Joseph Hunter, Sonata for piano keyboard, undated

Cage, John, 1936-1993, undated

box 6, folder 8-9

Cartridge music, 1960

Concert for piano and orchestra, 1957-1958

Selections from Concert for piano and orchestra (folder 12 only): 1957-1958

view online item

Scope and Content Note

circa 10 pages missing. See box 7 and box 175*-183* for related materials. Used for Cunningham's "Antic Meet" and Cage's "Indeterminacy" lecture and recording. The piano part for this piece may be presented by itself as Solo for piano .

box 6, folder 10

Concert for piano and orchestra, 1957-1958

box 6, folder 11

Concert for piano and orchestra, 1957-1958

Scope and Content Note

First realization (binder) and supplemental sheets (R1S).

box 6, folder 12

Concert for piano and orchestra, 1957-1958

Scope and Content Note

Tudor's second realization, used for Indeterminacy lecture. Final version in binder.

box 7, folder 1-8

Concert for piano and orchestra, 1957-1958

box 7, folder 9

Five stone wind, 1988

box 7, folder 10

For M.C. and D.T., 1953

4' 33", 1952-1993

box 7, folder 11a

[Second version], dedicated to Irwin Kremen, 1953

Scope and Content Note

Photostat.

box 7, folder 11b

[Third version], dedicated to Irwin Kremen, 195?

Scope and Content Note

Date on piece in question. Composers Facsimile Edition.

box 7B

David Tudor, first reconstruction of the original [first version] 1952 4'33" score by John Cage, circa 1989

box 7, folder 11c

David Tudor, second reconstruction of the original [first version] 1952 4'33" score by John Cage, circa 1989

box 7, folder 11d

John Cage, 4'33" [second version], dedicated to Irwin Kremen [1953], Henmar Press, 1993

box 7, folder 11e

David Tudor timing and measurement notes, undated

box 7, folder 11e

Letter from Irwin Kremen to David Tudor, 1982

Scope and Content Note

Photocopy.

box 7, folder 12

Haiku, 1958

Scope and Content Note

Found by Tudor in a cookbook and premiered in the Los Angeles Festival, September 1987.

box 7, folder 13

Music for amplified toy pianos, 1960

box 7, folder 14

Music for carillon, 1952-1958

Scope and Content Note

Two separate scores for 3 octave and 2 octave versions (1952/1958).

box 7, folder 15

Music for carillon (2 octaves) no. 2, 1958

box 7, folder 15

Music for carillon (2 octaves) no. 3, 1961

box 7, folder 16-20

Music of changes, 1951

Scope and Content Note

See also FF.6**.

box 14, folder 18-20

Performance instructions, undated

Scope and Content Note

See also FF.6**.

box 14, folder 21

Realizations, undated

Scope and Content Note

See also FF.6**.

box 14, folder 22-37

Work sheets, undated

Scope and Content Note

See also FF.6**.

flatfile 6**

Unidentified, undated

box 209A*, folder 1

Unidentified, undated

Scope and Content Note

Circa 30 sheets by different hands. See also FF.6**.

box 209A*, folder 2

Unidentified, "Columns," and "Chart," undated

Scope and Content Note

4 sheets of typed performance instructions with the title, "Columns", with circa 20 sheets of a folded score which has annotations in German. Also, 2 small bound scores circa 3" high by 15" long, one of which has title "Chart."

box 209A*, folder 3

Unidentified, part 1 of 2, undated

Scope and Content Note

27 photocopied sheets of a score, begins at bar 53. Annotated. Damaged, treated and conserved. See box 209B for second half.

box 209B*, folder 1

Unidentified, part 2 of 2, undated

Scope and Content Note

38 sheets of photocopied score, with annotations in ink and pencil. Left margin damaged. Treated and conserved. Continuation of item in box 209A, folder 3.

box 208*, folder 6-7

Unidentified, undated

box 14, folder 38

Lists of compositions, undated

Series II. Projects, 1949-1996

Physical Description: 21 boxes

Scope and Content Note

Projects includes various materials concerning Tudor's performance and other work related activities. Files contain correspondence with collaborators and staffs of various performance spaces, notes, project proposals, grant applications, budgets, itineraries, equipment lists and contracts. There is substantial documentation concerning his work with the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation and Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.).

Arrangement

The series is arranged to two subseries: Series II.A. General projects; Series II.B. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation.

Series II.A. General projects, 1949-1996

Physical Description: 14 box(es)

Scope and Content Note

This subseries contains all project materials except those concerning the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, organized chronologically. The early files from the 1950s consist almost exclusively of correspondence and contracts for piano concerts, while later files include a range of materials which record more fully the development of his electronic compositions. Especially well documented are the Pepsi Pavilion at the Osaka World's Fair and "Island Eye, Island Ear," both E.A.T. projects; Rainforest IV; and Tudor's editorial work on scores by Henry Cowell and Stefan Wolpe, in particular Battle piece.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically; materials relating to E.A.T and Cowell editing project are arranged topically.

1966-1969

box 16, folder 1

Stockholm Festival, 1966

Scope and Content Note

Unrealized Billy Klüver project, which was reorganized a few months later as 9 Evenings: Theater and Engineering. Includes Fylkingen contracts, correspondence, description of wireless system, 30 sheets of notes, list of proposals, address lists; circa 50 items.

box 16, folder 2

E.A.T. - 9 Evenings: Theater and Engineering, 1966

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence, Armory schematics, documents concerning the formation of E.A.T., announcements and programs (see also accn. no. 940003 for much more material on this project); circa 25 items.

box 16, folder 3

Various projects, 1966

Scope and Content Note

9 items.

box 16, folder 4

CBS Records, 1967

Scope and Content Note

3 contracts, note and letter.

box 16, folder 5

UC Davis appointment, 1967

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, programs, notes; 21 items.

box 16, folder 6

E.A.T., 1967-1969

Scope and Content Note

Includes E.A.T. news, E.A.T. proceedings, Techne; circa 20 items.

box 16, folder 7

Various projects, 1967

Scope and Content Note

Includes 3 letters from Sveriges Radio; 11 items.

box 16, folder 8

CBS Records, 1968

Scope and Content Note

1 contract (+2 copies).

box 16, folder 9

A second wind for organ (recording), 1968

Scope and Content Note

Mostly worksheets for performing organ works by Kagel, Wolff and Mumma, circa 30 items.

box 16, folder 10

Various projects, 1968

Scope and Content Note

Includes 7 letters and a contract regarding Sveriges Radio performance; 18 items.

box 16, folder 11

Various projects, 1969

Scope and Content Note

9 items.

E.A.T., 1970-1973

box 17, folder 1-12

E.A.T. - Pepsi Pavilion, 1970

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence from Lowell Cross, Billy Klüver, Fujiko Nakaya and others concerning dome construction, laser system, live programming and logistics; notes, articles on electronics, schematics and diagrams pertaining to the laser sound system; equipment and technical notes; proposals, lists of sounds, sample worksheets and many notes concerning live programming; dome design drawings (photocopies); CBS/SONY Records correspondence and contracts; file of materials concerning logistics and schedules which includes itineraries, lists of responsibilities and phone numbers; and articles on the Pavilion. (See FF.7** for related materials.)

box 18, folder 1-4

E.A.T. - Pepsi Pavilion, 1970

Scope and Content Note

Includes Expo ephemera, E.A.T. ephemera and miscellaneous notes, circa 2 inches.

box 18, folder 5

Cultural Council Foundation grant application, 1970

Scope and Content Note

9 items.

box 18, folder 6

Various projects, 1970

Scope and Content Note

Includes letter from Joel Chadabe of SUNY, Albany; 8 items.

box 18, folder 7

E.A.T., 1970-1972

Scope and Content Note

Thick folder with many reports and proposals pertaining to Artists in India, U.S.A. Presents, Children and Communication and other E.A.T. projects. Also includes reports on activities and income, and an issue of Techne.

box 18, folder 8

E.A.T. ephemera, 1970-1972

Scope and Content Note

Printed announcements, booklets, circa 15 items.

box 18, folder 9

E.A.T. - Artists and Television, 1971

Scope and Content Note

Grant proposals, letters from Klüver and printed matter; 11 items.

box 18, folder 10

Various projects, 1971

Scope and Content Note

circa 20 items.

box 18, folder 11

Radio Bremen, 1972

Scope and Content Note

Some notes on equipment and correspondence pertaining to European tour ( Rainforest?); 14 items.

box 18, folder 12

Various projects, 1972

Scope and Content Note

Most pertaining to the North Carolina Museum's Black Mountain College Research Project (see also M.C. Richards papers); 20 items.

box 18, folder 13

Rainforest IV - Chocorua, 1973

Scope and Content Note

New Music in New Hampshire workshops; circa 30 items.

1973-1977

box 19, folder 1

Composers Inside Electronics, 1973

Scope and Content Note

Photocopied correspondence about the group's formation just after Chocorua, 15 sheets.

box 19, folder 2

"David Tudor: 10 selected realizations of graphic scores and related performances," 1973

Scope and Content Note

Article written by Ray Wilding-White based on an interview with Tudor, who analyzes a number of works he has performed. Contains a letter, photocopied typescript and notes; 41 sheets.

box 19, folder 3

Various projects, 1973

Scope and Content Note

Includes menu from E.A.T.'s New York Collection for Stockholm charter flight signed by Red Grooms, 8 items.

box 19, folder 4

Viola Farber Dance Co., 1974

Scope and Content Note

Includes 4 sheets of notes and itineraries; 14 items.

box 19, folder 5

Video/Laser III, 1974-1977

Scope and Content Note

Includes documents pertaining to production and funding, research articles and project description; circa 1 inch.

box 19, folder 6

Various projects, 1974

Scope and Content Note

Includes letter from Alvin Lucier, 11 items.

box 19, folder 7

Rainforest IV, 1975

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence from Lawrence Morton of LACMA and Suzanne Weil, and photocopied article by Chadabe; circa 30 items.

box 19, folder 8

Rainforest IV - Fort Worth Art Museum, 1975

Scope and Content Note

14 items.

box 19, folder 9

Various projects, 1975

Scope and Content Note

25 items.

box 19, folder 10

Australia, 1976

Scope and Content Note

Includes contract and programs; 8 items.

box 19, folder 11

Festival d'Automne Paris, 1976

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence, photocopies of equipment, notes; circa 45 items.

box 19, folder 12

Rainforest IV - Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, 1976

Scope and Content Note

Thick folder containing correspondence, contract, programs, fliers, note on performance set-up, technical information and press.

box 19, folder 13

Various projects, 1976

Scope and Content Note

Includes itineraries, notes for programs, correspondence, some handwritten notes, most of which pertains to Rainforest; circa 50 items.

1977-1979

box 20, folder 1

Brazos river - Fort Worth Art Museum, 1977

Scope and Content Note

Tudor scored Video pulsers to Viola Farber's dance. Contains 14 pages project description, notes, letters from Anne Livet, photocopies of press clippings, schedule, KERA-TV production facilities specs. with annotations; circa 25 items.

box 20, folder 2

Creative Artists Public Services, 1977

Scope and Content Note

Tudor served on the multi-media panel. Includes notes, correspondence, lists of applicants and some applications; circa 30 items.

box 20, folder 3

Microphone recording, 1977

Scope and Content Note

Letter to Cramps Records, biographical information, description of piece, description of multitrack recording project at Mills College, notes; 17 items.

box 20, folder 4

Rainforest IV, 1977

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, budget proposal, and photocopies of articles; circa 40 items.

box 20, folder 5-7

Rotating loudspeaker, 1977-1978

Scope and Content Note

Includes project history, test graphs, proposal, notes, copies of support letters, budgets and NEA grant application; 1.5 inches.

box 20, folder 8

Various projects, 1977

Scope and Content Note

circa 20 items.

box 20, folder 9

Various projects, 1978

Scope and Content Note

circa 20 items.

box 20, folder 10

Proposed archival project, circa 1979

Scope and Content Note

Grant application to organize his archive of performance materials from 1950-1970. Includes much biographical information.

box 20, folder 11

Rainforest IV, 1979

Scope and Content Note

Includes description of Composers Inside Electronics, form letters to drum up concerts and expenses; circa 40 items.

box 20, folder 12

Various projects, 1979

Scope and Content Note

Includes letter from Joel Chadabe, Tudor notes and proposals for Lowell Cross' "Prometheus" and Laser Concert (see 1980 files for more); circa 25 items. See also Box 210* for Sonavera recording project.

box 21, folder 1-11

E.A.T. - "Island Eye, Island Ear," 1974-1984

Scope and Content Note

Includes notes, reports, proposals, technical information, drawings, and letters and kites by Jackie Monnier; organized in rough chronological order (see also accn. no. 940003 for much more material). Includes color photocopy of a drawing of Knavelskar Island by Fujiko Nakaya, from Julie Martin and Billy Klüver (folder 11).

box 22, folder 1-6

Cowell editing project, 1978-1992

Scope and Content Note

Large quantity of correspondence with Sidney Cowell starting in 1978 regarding her husband's music, mostly finding scores and editing them for publication. Also Tudor notes, typed notes regarding scores, list of works at the Library of Congress, and miscellaneous.

box 23, folder 1-11

Cowell editing project, 1978-1992

Scope and Content Note

Mostly photocopies of scores, but also includes a list of Tudor's edits and scores handcopied by Tudor. See also Box 210*, folder 2 for more copied scores.

box 24, folder 1-5

Cowell editing project, 1978-1992

Scope and Content Note

Photocopies of scores.

box 24, folder 6-8

Wolpe editing project, 1989-1994

Scope and Content Note

Photocopies and mechanicals of Battle piece.

1980-1985

box 25, folder 1

HPSCHD, SUNY Buffalo, 1980

Scope and Content Note

Letter, memo, description by Kathleen Law and announcement.

box 25, folder 2

Laser Concert - Ars Electronica, Linz, 1980

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, contracts, programs and notes, circa 25 items.

box 25, folder 3-4

Laser Concert - Venice Biennale, 1980

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence, notes, program, contracts and itinerary, circa 50 items.

box 25, folder 5

Rainforest IV - Berlin and Stockholm, 1980

Scope and Content Note

Thick folder with correspondence, description, notes, itineraries, biographical information, press release and budgets.

box 25, folder 6

Rainforest IV - Berlin recording, 1980

Scope and Content Note

Mostly contracts and correspondence, 16 items.

box 25, folder 7

Various projects, circa 1980

Scope and Content Note

Includes 3 letters and a floor plan from Galerie nächst St. Stephan, Vienna, circa 20 items.

box 25, folder 8

Rainforest IV - Neuberger Museum, 1981

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence, notes, budget and announcements, circa 30 items.

box 25, folder 9

Various projects, 1981

Scope and Content Note

Includes Gramavision recording contract for Rainforest IV, circa 20 items.

box 25, folder 10

Holland Festival, 1982

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence and itineraries, 8 items.

box 25, folder 11

Rockefeller grant, 1982

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence and application concerning a grant to record Pulsers and Forest Speech, 9 items.

box 25, folder 12

Solo for piano - Walker Art Center, 1982

Scope and Content Note

Photocopies of letters to the Walker, itinerary, schedule and announcement, 6 items.

box 25, folder 13

Various projects, 1982

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence, program and handwritten equipment list for Cage program at the American Center, Paris, circa 25 items.

box 25, folder 14

Sea tails, 1983

Scope and Content Note

Mostly notes and 2 letters from Jackie Monnier, circa 20 items.

box 25, folder 15

Various projects, 1983

Scope and Content Note

Includes 2 letters concerning Rainforest video tape, 18 items.

box 25, folder 16

Japan, 1984

Scope and Content Note

Address lists, notes and photocopies of form letters sent in order to perform Rainforest in Japan in 1985.

box 25, folder 17

Pulsers and Untitled recording, 1984

Scope and Content Note

Galley proofs, 3 sheets of notes/corrections, list of Lovely Music distributors, cost and royalty calculations, and 2 reviews.

box 25, folder 18

Various projects, 1984

Scope and Content Note

5 items.

box 25, folder 19

Mobius, 1985

Scope and Content Note

Tudor received a grant to create and perform a new work. Includes correspondence, press release and contract, 11 items.

box 25, folder 20

Centre Georges Pompidou, 1985

Scope and Content Note

Collaboration with Jackie Monnier. Correspondence and contracts, circa 15 items.

box 25, folder 21

Various projects, 1985

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence with René Block and a list of scores on consignment at Margarete Roeder Fine Arts, 9 items.

1986-1989

box 26, folder 1

Bye Bye Kipling, 1986

Scope and Content Note

Includes program rundown, rehersal schedule, correspondence and contract, 12 items.

box 26, folder 2

Sea tails (sound totem version), 1986

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence with the Whitney Museum and Jackie Monnier and photocopied descriptions, 17 items.

box 26, folder 3

Various projects, 1986

Scope and Content Note

Includes equipment lists, 6 items.

box 26, folder 4

Los Angeles Festival, 1987

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, contract, program notes, 8 items.

box 26, folder 5

9 lines, reflected, 1987-1988

Scope and Content Note

Thick folder with descriptions, technical information, budgets, photographs of Monnier's kites, photocopied drawings, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln correspondence and contracts, and Guggenheim grant application. See also Sea tails (sound totem version) .

box 26, folder 6

Various projects, 1987-1988

Scope and Content Note

Includes budget and 4 letters concerning Japan Rainforest tour, two letters and 3 loan forms from the Edith C. Blum Art Institute for the Black Mountain College exhibition, Robert Ashley description of "The Butterfly Connection" (13 programs for television), and broadcast plan for an unknown venue, circa 45 items.

box 26, folder 7

Heidelberger Festival, 1988

Scope and Content Note

Includes letter and many photocopies of abstract flow/neural patterns for the "Festival for Experimental Music and Text," Heidelberg, 13 items.

box 26, folder 8

Real Art Ways, 1988

Scope and Content Note

Photocopied floor plans, some with Tudor annotations, letters from Brian Johnson, contract, program, Real Art Ways calendar for fall 1987 and performance rights waiver, 13 items.

box 26, folder 9

Recording projects, 1989

Scope and Content Note

Includes letters from Collegno, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln and Mode about recording Dialectics and a number of Tudor's piano realizations, and notes by Tudor, circa 20 items.

box 26, folder 10

Various projects, 1989

Scope and Content Note

Includes NEA grant application and 2 letters and a contract from the Alternative Museum, circa 20 items.

box 26, folder 11-17

Inventory project, 1989

Scope and Content Note

Initially proposed as part of documenting the Cunningham archive. Contains project proposals by Holzaepfel, correspondence Holzaepfel, with Christian Wolff with annotated lists of his works, handwritten or annotated lists of works by Earle Brown, Cage, Feldman, Ichiyanagi, Wolpe and others, large quantity of catalog notes (printouts and photocopies), index of first performances through 1960, Tudor bibliography, and list of works by other composers which Tudor performed, .25 linear feet.

1989-1993

box 27, folder 1-4

Wolpe editing project, 1989-1994

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence with Austin Clarkson, photocopies of scores with corrections, corrected proofs and printout of Clarkson introduction for Battle piece , and photocopies of Tango d'Apaches and Movements 2 and 3.

box 27, folder 5-7

Neural network research and development, 1989-1991

Scope and Content Note

Letters, reports and articles from Forrest Warthman concerning the development of equipment later used in Neural network plus (see next box).

box 27, folder 8

Various projects, 1990

Scope and Content Note

4 items.

box 27, folder 9

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln, 1991

Scope and Content Note

letter enclosing 12 black-and-white photographs and a map of possible sites for the potential realization of an outdoor piece in Witten.

box 27, folder 10

Various projects, 1991

Scope and Content Note

4 items.

box 27, folder 11

Various projects, 1992

Scope and Content Note

circa 20 items.

box 27, folder 12

John Cage tribute (Koch), 1993

Scope and Content Note

Letters, contracts and published version of 4'33" with a letter written inside, 8 items.

1993-1996, undated

box 28, folder 1

Variations II- Rolywholyover A Circus, MOCA, 1993

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, project description and press releases, 9 items.

box 28, folder 2

Neural network plus - Banff Festival, 1993-1994

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence, equipment list, project proposal, payment statements, recording contracts, copies of Warthman's liner notes and charts. The recording derived from the Banff session is titled Neural synthesis nos. 6-9, circa 35 items.

box 28, folder 3

Various projects, 1993

Scope and Content Note

Includes press releases and itineraries for S.E.M. Ensemble concerts, recording contract from Hat Hut to publish WDR performances and letter and description of the Lyons Biennale from Marc Dachy, circa 35 items.

box 28, folder 4

Ocean, 1994

Scope and Content Note

Includes sound research, drawing of speakers, description, copy of input output configuration and correspondence; circa 20 items.

box 28, folder 5

The poetry of abstraction - music beyond language - Donaueschingen Music Festival, 1994

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence with Südwestfunk and description; circa 10 items.

box 28, folder 6

Various projects, 1994

Scope and Content Note

Includes 4 letters from Steim, Amsterdam; 15 items.

box 28, folder 7

Bard College, 1995

Scope and Content Note

Includes contract, correspondence and program; 8 items.

box 28, folder 8

London Musicians Collective, 1995

Scope and Content Note

6 letters and duplicates.

box 28, folder 9

Ocean, 1995

Scope and Content Note

8 letters and 2 schedules.

box 28, folder 10

S.E.M. Ensemble, Prague, 1995

Scope and Content Note

Mostly programs and a doctor's note excusing Tudor from performing; 7 items.

box 28, folder 11-14

Toneburst: maps and fragments, 1995-1996

Scope and Content Note

Corresp., press release, transparencies of Untitled and Toneburst, ideograms, and photographs.

box 28, folder 15

Various projects, 1995

Scope and Content Note

7 items.

box 28, folder 16

Various projects, 1996

Scope and Content Note

Includes letters concerning the consignment of scores to the Margarete Roeder Gallery; 12 items.

box 28, folder 17-19

Unidentified projects, undated

Miscellaneous oversize, 1978-1992

Scope and Content Note

Only folders 1-2 relate to Series II.A, Projects; folders 3-13 in this box relate to Series III.

box 210*, folder 1

Sonavera International Tape Competition, 1979

Scope and Content Note

Relates to box 20; 4 sheets.

box 210*, folder 2

Cowell editing project, 1978-1992

Scope and Content Note

Relates to boxes 22-24. 10 large photocopies of scores.

flatfile 7**

E.A.T. Pepsi Pavilion, 1970

Scope and Content Note

Includes photocopied drawings, notes, computer print-out and other papers. Relates to Pepsi Pavilion material in Boxes 17 and 18.

Series II.B. Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, 1953-1996, undated

Physical Description: 7 box(es)

Scope and Content Note

Papers pertain to Tudor's involvement with the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation and include materials about tours and commissions, performances, and travel. Includes lists of electronic equipment for customs; questionnaires and travel forms; technical and travel notes; production and travel costs; meeting minutes; lists of basic requirements for stage, storage and dressing; repertory sheets; and clippings. Some notes in Tudor's hand pertain to the performances. Correspondence regards tours and commissions. Some papers document Tudor's own lectures and performances that occurred separately but while he was touring with the Cunningham Dance Foundation.

Arrangement

Organized chronologically.

box 29, folder 1-13

1953-1970

box 30, folder 1-10

1970-1979

box 31, folder 1-7

1980-1984

box 32, folder 1-6

1985-1987

box 33, folder 1-4

1988-1990

box 34, folder 1-4

1991-1993

box 35, folder 1-6

1994-1996, undated

Series III. Electronics, 1950s-1990s

Physical Description: 17 boxes

Scope and Content Note

These files contain electronic equipment catalogs, technical articles, circuit drawings, flow diagrams by Tudor, and his notes. The catalogs and articles were used for research for his electronic compositions and projects. It is unclear for which projects most of these materials were used.

Arrangement

Materials are organized in rough chronological order.

box 36, folder 1-6

1950-1972

Scope and Content Note

Includes 9 evenings: theatre and engineering material. See also box 210* for oversized material.

box 37, folder 1-9

1959-1970

Scope and Content Note

See also box 210* for oversize material.

box 38, folder 1-7

1964-1978

box 39, folder 1-8

1965-1979

Scope and Content Note

Includes Rotating loudspeakers and Laser concert materials. See also box 210* for oversized material.

box 40, folder 1-11

1967-1978

Scope and Content Note

Includes some E.A.T. material. See also box 210* for oversized material.

box 41, folder 1-7

1968-1973

box 42, folder 1-8

1969-early 1970s

Scope and Content Note

See also box 210* for oversized material.

box 43, folder 1-6

1970-1984

Scope and Content Note

Includes Laser rock transducer material. See also box 210* for oversized material.

box 44, folder 1-12

1972-1973

box 45, folder 1-9

1973-1988

Scope and Content Note

See also box 210* for oversized material.

box 46, folder 1-11

1976-1987

Scope and Content Note

See also box 210* for oversized material.

box 47, folder 1-13

1978-1983

box 48, folder 1-10

1982-1988

box 49, folder 1-11

1986-1991

Scope and Content Note

Includes Virtual focus and Coefficient material.

box 50, folder 1-9

undated

Scope and Content Note

See also box 210* for oversized material.

Oversize Electronics material, 1950-1991

Scope and Content Note

Material pulled from a number of boxes in this series. Note: folders 1-2 in this box relate to Series II.A, above.

box 210*, folder 3-4

Relates to box 36

box 210*, folder 5

Relates to box 37, folder 9

box 210*, folder 6

Relates to box 39, folder 4

box 210*, folder 7

Relates to box 40, folder 6

box 210*, folder 8

Relates to box 42, folder 5

box 210*, folder 9

Relates to box 43, folders 1, 3, 6

box 210*, folder 10

Relates to box 45, folders 3-4

box 210*, folder 11

Relates to box 46, folder 9

box 210*, folder 12

Relates to box 50

box 210*, folder 13

Publications

Scope and Content Note

2 Publications (1966/1976).

Series IV. Correspondence, 1938-1996

Physical Description: 11 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of letters from composers, performers, concert organizers, friends, family and admirers spanning nearly Tudor's entire life. The letters are organized alphabetically. Many of the composers enclose scores (generally not filed in this series), and in some cases include extensive performance instructions. Some of the letters concern concert plans and schedules. Friends send news of themselves, concerts they have seen, and request letters from Tudor, who was notorious for not answering his mail. Tudor's close friends John Cage and Jacqueline Monnier, and his onetime lover M.C. Richards, write extensively regarding their personal lives and collaborations with Tudor. (See also Mary Caroline Richards papers, held by the Getty Research Institute). Young performers and composers ask for advice on their careers. Other correspondents include George Brecht, Sylvano Bussotti, Pierre Boulez, Earle Brown, Cornelius Cardew, Lowell Cross, Morton Feldman, Albert M. Fine, William H. Hawke, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Maurizio Kagel, Bo Nilsson, Pauline Oliveros, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Terry Riley, Jean Rigg, Karlheinz Stockhausen (see also copies of Tudor letters to Stockhausen in the repository, Accession no. 2001.M.26), Bill Viola, Christian Wolff, Stefan and Irma Wolpe, and La Monte Young.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically with unidentified and miscellaneous at the end.

box 51, folder 1

A, 1959-1996, undated

box 51, folder 1

Adams, John D.S., 1994-1996

Scope and Content Note

2 faxes.

box 51, folder 1

Amirkhanian, Charles, 1967-1968, undated

Scope and Content Note

Letter and 2 greeting cards.

box 51, folder 2

Andersen, Eric, 1984

Scope and Content Note

A letter enclosing the following: Exophylia Katalog, The untactics of music , and other works, circa 25 items.

box 51, folder 1

Anderson, Beth, 1973

Scope and Content Note

1 postcard.

box 51, folder 1

Ashley, Mary (wife of Robert), circa 1974, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 postcards and 1 letter

box 51, folder 1

Alexander, Leni, 1960-1961

Scope and Content Note

2 letters.

box 51, folder 1

Amey, Frank and Libby, 1959, undated

Scope and Content Note

7 letters regarding potential concerts in Venice and personal matters, and an invitation.

box 51, folder 3

ASCAP, 1982-1985, 1993

Scope and Content Note

Mostly letters and forms regarding awards and requests for title confirmation to give proper credit, circa 40 items (see also financial correspondence from the 1980s-1990s for more).

box 51, folder 4

Austin, Larry, 1967-1981, 1990-1994

Scope and Content Note

Letters regarding publishing of Ichiyanagi's Appearance in Source, concert dates and invitations to perform; announcements; and permision requests to publish recordings, 17 items.

box 51, folder 2-10

Ba-Bro, 1950-1997, undated

box 51, folder 5

Bach, Michael, 1993

Scope and Content Note

Letter regarding performance of "One" and "Ryoanji" at Donaueschinger Musiktage with artist's design of string installation and two photos.

box 51, folder 5

Ballif, Claude, 1961-1962

Scope and Content Note

2 letters.

box 51, folder 5

Bartlett, Martin, 1977, undated

Scope and Content Note

4 letters regarding his scholastic activities, electronics and a potential performance for Tudor in Vancouver.

box 51, folder 5

Bartosik, Kimberly (dancer), 1988, 1993-1995, undated

Scope and Content Note

4 postcards, 4 greeting cards, 1 note written on an article and 1 letter regarding personal matters, and Cunningham Dance Company tours and performances of Ocean (music by Tudor).

box 51, folder 5

Bauermeister, Mary, 1960

Scope and Content Note

Letter describing performances at her studio.

box 51, folder 6

Barraqué, Jean, 1956-1957

Scope and Content Note

9 letters regard recording his sonata for Vega.

box 51, folder 7

Behrendsen, Peter, 1987-1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 letters and 2 notes on photocopied texts.

box 51, folder 7

Behrman, David, 1959, 1974, undated

Scope and Content Note

2 letters, note, card and forwarded letter from Behrman to Allen Sapp.

box 51, folder 7

Bekaert, Jacques, 1987, 1992, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 postcard and 2 greeting cards.

box 51, folder 7

Bergé, Carol, circa 1965

Scope and Content Note

Letter regarding leasing his place.

box 51, folder 7

Berio, Luciano, 1959

Scope and Content Note

9 letters, one of which is typed on a program, and 1 postcard mostly regarding concert dates in Italy, 1956-1957, undated. The folder also includes drafts of letters from Tudor to Berio, Luigi Nono and Hermann Scherchen on one sheet, and two letters from Cathy Berio regarding Berio's health and the cancellation of a concert.

box 51, folder 7

Biel, Michael von, 1962

Scope and Content Note

1 letter.

box 51, folder 7

Birmann de Relles, Dominique (of Radiojänst), 1956, undated

Scope and Content Note

2 letters regarding Tudor's performance in Stockholm, 3 greeting cards, and a list of contact numbers and rehearsal times.

box 51, folder 7

Bischoff, John, 1996-1997

Scope and Content Note

Letter and note with diskette.

box 51, folder 8

Borden, David, 1970

Scope and Content Note

Letter regarding Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company performing Rainforest.

box 51, folder 8

Boucourechiev, André, 1961

Scope and Content Note

1 letter sending a score.

box 51, folder 8

Brakhage, Stan, 1962

Scope and Content Note

Film collage.

box 51, folder 8

Brecht, George, 1961-1963

Scope and Content Note

4 letters sending works and asking Tudor what he would play at the Yam Festival, 1 announcement and 1 postcard.

box 51, folder 8

Brown, Jean, 1984

Scope and Content Note

1 letter regards acquisition of his archive and programs.

box 51, folder 8

Burchfield, Ritty, 1971-1976, undated

Scope and Content Note

4 postcards, 4 letters, 2 letters to Burchfield (copies), note from Burchfield's brother regarding personal matters with descriptions of her work and of Bill Viola who just visited her.

box 51, folder 8

Bussotti, Sylvano, 1959-1967, undated

Scope and Content Note

6 letters and 1 postcard regarding concert dates and progress of works he is sending.

box 51, folder 9

Boulez, Pierre, 1950-1960, undated

Scope and Content Note

10 letters which include many requests by Boulez for a response about Tudor's participation in a Paris concert. Also 5 sheets of a letter from Boulez to Cage (December 1950) copied by Tudor and 25 sheets of a letter from Boulez to Cage (undated, circa December 1951, see Box 211*, folder 1), both of which were published in The Boulez-Cage Correspondence (edited by Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Cambridge University Press, 1993).

box 51, folder 10

Brown, Earle, 1952-1957

Scope and Content Note

3 postcards and 2 letters, which include a response to Tudor's statement that 4 more is impossible to play and regarding Tudor quotes in Peyser's book on Boulez.

box 52, folder 1-7

Bru-C, 1950-1994, undated

box 52, folder 1

Brush, Leif, 1974-1982, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes 3 letters, photocopied descriptions of his work, a photocopied Christmas letter, photograph of an event and curriculum vitae, circa 25 items.

box 52, folder 2

Cardew, Cornelius, undated

Scope and Content Note

8 letters and 1 Christmas card requesting Tudor to play Cardew's pieces, to send Cardew scores of other composers' work, and describing performances in which he participated.

box 52, folder 2

Cerha, Friedrich, 1958

Scope and Content Note

1 letter.

box 52, folder 2

Chadabe, Joel, 1970-1981, 1993-1996

Scope and Content Note

5 letters, one of which encloses a technical report and photo of the SUNY studio, and other with excerpts from an interview with Tudor.

box 52, folder 2

Chandralekha, 1971, 1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 letters and 1 poem.

box 52, folder 2

Charlip, Remy, circa 1969, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 letter and 1 postcard.

box 52, folder 2

Chiari, Giuseppe, 1963

Scope and Content Note

1 note with a program.

box 52, folder 3

Cage, John, 1950s-1989, undated

Scope and Content Note

A rich collection of letters written by Cage mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. Includes remarkable descriptions of his work (especially Music of changes), personal life, interactions with other composers (especially Morton Feldman), concert dates and logistics, and performances he attended. Also includes a carbon copy of a 4 page-letter to the editor of Musical America regarding a letter Skulsky wrote on Cage's letter about Satie, a mesostic on the name James Joyce for those who helped with Roaratorio, 25 mesostics re and not re Mark Tobey and 3 letters from Cage (Crete) to Tudor, circa 60 items.

box 52, folder 4

Clarkson, Austin, 1980-1982, undated

Scope and Content Note

4 letters, 1 greeting card, photocopy of Wolpe's Seven pieces for three pianos , and a catalog of Wolpe's published works.

box 52, folder 5

Cohen, Gabby, 1990-1991, undated

Scope and Content Note

11 personal letters and cards.

box 52, folder 5

Collins, Nicolas, circa 1976, 1983

Scope and Content Note

2 letters, bio and Tudor draft of a recommendation letter.

box 52, folder 5

Corner, Philip, 1958, undated

Scope and Content Note

Note and 2 letters.

box 52, folder 5

Cunningham, Merce (and Dance Company), 1961, undated

Scope and Content Note

4 letters and a card from Cunningham mostly regarding tour logistics, and 3 postcards, 1 greeting card and 2 faxes signed communally by the company, undated.

box 52, folder 5

Curran, Alvin, 1979

Scope and Content Note

Letter.

box 52, folder 5A

Composer in Performance, 1970 February

Scope and Content Note

Letter asking Tudor to apply for a grant, with brochure of past grantees.

box 52, folder 6

Cowell, Henry, 1953-1963

Scope and Content Note

1 note, 1 postcard and 2 letters.

For correspondence with Sidney Cowell regarding Tudor editing her husband's scores, see Series II, Projects.

box 52, folder 7

Cross, Lowell, 1964-1989, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes letters regarding personal matters, finding a position, Tudor's bio for publication and logistics for Laser Concert; and 5 pages ts. "Audio/Video/Laser" for Source, circa 30 items.

box 53, folder 1-4

D, 1952-1991, undated

box 53, folder 1

Davies, Hugh, 1982, undated

Scope and Content Note

2 letters, one of which regards Rainforest.

box 53, folder 1

Delaplaine family, circa 1952

Scope and Content Note

3 letters from different family members.

box 53, folder 1

Dehner, Dorothy, 1957

Scope and Content Note

1 letter.

box 53, folder 2

Deighton, Hilda, 1960-1968, undated

Scope and Content Note

11 letters all pertaining to concerts by Tudor and to the Anthroposophical Society.

box 53, folder 3

Dienes, Sari, 1969, 1975, undated

Scope and Content Note

Handmade Christmas card, letter regarding her will, and bio.

box 53, folder 3

Dorn, Ken, 1971

Scope and Content Note

Fan letter.

box 53, folder 3

Duncan, Robert, 1966

Scope and Content Note

Handmade Christmas card.

box 53, folder 4

Driscoll, John, 1975-1991, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes a letter regarding contacts for Tudor installations, 2 photocopied letters written to others regarding Rainforest at LACMA and Composers Inside Electronics, 2 photocopied letters from Lawrence Morton sent to Driscoll aboutevent at LACMA with a mushroom theme, announcement, bio and postcard from his wife Lynwa, circa 15 items.

box 53, folder 5-10

E-F, 1953-1993, undated

box 53, folder 5

Eimert, Herbert, 1959

Scope and Content Note

Postcard.

box 53, folder 5

Espinosa, Pedro (pianist), 1958-circa 1960

Scope and Content Note

2 letters asking for recommendations to enter music school and a Christmas card.

box 53, folder 6

Ferrell-Hero, Barbara (painter), 1970

Scope and Content Note

Letter sending work and announcement.

box 53, folder 6

Finck, Mildred, 1965-1966

Scope and Content Note

2 letters in which she describes her scores, her exhibits, her interest in Tudor's electronics.

box 53, folder 6

Flynt, Henry, undated

Scope and Content Note

Postcard regarding his theory.

box 53, folder 6

Fontana, Bill, 1982, undated

Scope and Content Note

Letter about Tudor's possible interest in his new work, "Standing wave sculpture with mobile loudspeakers" and his meeting with Viola, program and memo.

box 53, folder 6

Foss, Lucas, 1961

Scope and Content Note

Letter inviting Tudor to participate in Ojai Festival.

box 53, folder 6

Freeman, Betty, 1986-1987

Scope and Content Note

3 letters regard address for Gerd Stein and Tudor's participation in her monthly salon.

box 53, folder 6

Frehling, Russell, undated

Scope and Content Note

Invitation to participate in Meet the Composer.

box 53, folder 7

Feldman, Morton, 1953, 1965-1966, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes 5 letters regarding Tudor's importance to Feldman's music, asking Tudor to help him get lecture gigs at Mills and asking advice concerning his jobless situation. One of the letters has a notation (a correction?).

box 53, folder 8

Fetterman, William, 1986-1993

Scope and Content Note

Thick folder with letters enclosing texts and his dissertation (published as John Cage's theatre pieces, and also regarding the interview he did with Tudor, interpreting Cage's symbols for Music walk and permissions.

box 53, folder 9

Fine, Albert, 1965-1975, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes 22 postcards with drawings and stamps, an announcement, 4 letters regard money, how to obtain a copy of Busoni concerto and sending work, with 3 pages of text "A John Cage story about lampshades for David Tudor."

box 53, folder 10

Fisher, Linda, 1974-1980, 1990, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes 14 letters and 1 postcard regard her work (especially "Median Strip," personal matters and possible performances of Rainforest; letter from the Guggenheim foundation requesting a recommendation.

box 54, folder 1-8

G-J, 1938-1996, undated

box 54, folder 1

Garland, Peter (Soundings), 1980

Scope and Content Note

1 letter.

box 54, folder 1

Gazzelloni, Severino, 1956

Scope and Content Note

2 letters regard playing Boulez together.

box 54, folder 1

Gibson, Elizabeth Jane, 1944

Scope and Content Note

1 letter breaking their friendship because of conflicting philosophies and a draft of Tudor's long response.

box 54, folder 1

Ginsberg, Allen, 1993

Scope and Content Note

1 letter enclosing a presentation on 4' 33".

box 54, folder 1

Gradstein, Léonie (Polish composer), 1958-1959, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 letters and 2 postcards with pleasantries from Poland.

box 54, folder 1

Gromada, John (composer), 1987

Scope and Content Note

1 letter describing his career and asking advice.

box 54, folder 1

Guthrie, Hammond, 1971

Scope and Content Note

Electron Arabic.

box 54, folder 1

Guzzetta, James (accordianist), undated

Scope and Content Note

1 letter asking for Bandoneon! score.

box 54, folder 2

Haase, Erika (pianist who took lessons from Tudor), 1959-1960

Scope and Content Note

2 letters and Christmas wishes.

box 54, folder 2

Hahn, Gladys, 1962

Scope and Content Note

2 letters regard a concert program.

box 54, folder 2

Harmonic, Phil, 1970s

Scope and Content Note

Mail art postcard.

box 54, folder 2

Harrison, Lou, 1965

Scope and Content Note

Thank you note.

box 54, folder 2

Hauer, Anne (Tudor's personal assistant), 1994-1995

Scope and Content Note

6 postcards and 1 letter regard personal and vein research.

box 54, folder 2

Hay, Deborah, 1996

Scope and Content Note

1 letter asking for a contribution to her book my body, the buddhist .

box 54, folder 2

Helms, Hans G., 1958, 1972

Scope and Content Note

2 letters regard a film and a recording.

box 54, folder 3

Hawke, H. William (Tudor's teacher), 1938-1963, undated

Scope and Content Note

21 letters mostly written during summer vacation regarding organ performances he has been to, his own performances, descriptions of organs he has seen, and personal matters such as his mail which Tudor sends to him while away. Also 4 postcards, telegram, 2 programs, photo of Hawke and a letter from Hawke's wife with two photos.

box 54, folder 4

Higgins, Dick, 1958-1963, 1982

Scope and Content Note

2 letters regard Tudor's biography; information he needs on Nilsson, Hambraeus, and Pousseur, who he has never heard of; tapes he is sending; the lost score of Stacked Deck; 1 score on a postcard, and "The tart, or Miss America."

box 54, folder 4

Hodeir, André, 1957

Scope and Content Note

5 letters regard the recording and playing of Barraqué and Tudor's eventual decision not to.

box 54, folder 4

Houédard, Dom Silvester, 1971

Scope and Content Note

"Poemcard 1."

box 54, folder 4

Hughes, David, undated

Scope and Content Note

Letter enclosing 13 photos of installation by Tudor and Monnier.

box 54, folder 4

Hunt, Jerry, 1987, undated

Scope and Content Note

5 letters regard studying with Tudor; compositions he sent; playing with Cunningham; and Guggenheim grant proposal.

box 54, folder 5

Hildalgo, Juan and Walter, 1960-1966

Scope and Content Note

Letters regard concert dates; postcards, handwritten poems, announcement and concrete poetry card; 18 items.

box 54, folder 6

Jacobs, George, undated

Scope and Content Note

1 letter enclosing a Bussotti work.

box 54, folder 6

Jenks, Alden (composer), 1971

Scope and Content Note

1 letter asking Tudor if he could perform with Jenks' students.

box 54, folder 6

Jansen, Pierre (composer), 1958

Scope and Content Note

1 letter.

box 54, folder 6

Jess (artist), undated

Scope and Content Note

1 letter about his opening and illustrations for A book of resemblances , and poster.

box 54, folder 6

Johnson, Ray, 1965, undated

Scope and Content Note

Announcement and collage.

box 54, folder 6

Jones, Ralph, 1980

Scope and Content Note

3 letters regard Rainforest performances; his progress in ultrasonics and equipment building; and 1 postcard with a photo of a sculpture he made for Rainforest.

box 54, folder 6

Joshipura, Jinraj (Indian student), 1971, 1974

Scope and Content Note

4 letters.

box 54, folder 7

Ichiyanagi, Toshi, 1961-1967, undated

Scope and Content Note

13 letters, 4 of which are addressed to Cage, regard reception of avant-garde music in Japan; answers to Tudor's question on how to play his duet; dates and logistics for Japanese performances; request to record some of Tudor's performances; and a business card.

box 54, folder 8

Jepson, Warner, 1963-1967, 1993-1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

11 letters regard personal matters; 1 card with two computer graphic images of Cage and Tudor; 2 cards with photos.

box 55, folder 1-10

K-L, 1957-1996, undated

box 55, folder 1

Kasemets, Udo, 1965-1967

Scope and Content Note

2 letters and a telegram regard Tudor performing in Toronto, and a bio.

box 55, folder 1

Kerr, Cathy and Joshua Ginsberg, 1988-1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

2 postcards, 3 letters and 2 invitations, all personal.

box 55, folder 2

Kagel, Maurizio, 1959-1975

Scope and Content Note

Mostly letters about concert dates, touring together, instructions for scores, his impressions of hearing Tudor play one of this pieces, performance of Transicion II at the Venice Biennale and performance of Pandorasbox. Also includes an ink drawing; 23 items.

box 55, folder 3

Kalve, Martin, 1977-1985, 1995, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes 2 Christmas cards, 1 handmade card, 3 letters, and 3 photos.

box 55, folder 4

Klosty, Jim, 1971, undated

Scope and Content Note

Letter asking for Tudor notes to include in a book and a note written on a photocopied realization asking for information.

box 55, folder 4

Klucevsek, Guy, 1972-1973

Scope and Content Note

2 letters regard copy of Kagel's Pandorasbox.

box 55, folder 4

Klüver, Billy, 1987, 1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes photocopy of a letter send to Bob (Rauschenberg?) about Laser Concert at Xenon and birthday and Christmas greetings; 6 items.

box 55, folder 4

Kobayashi, Kenji, 1961-1968, undated

Scope and Content Note

4 letters regard performing together, asking for advice on programs and how to play one of Cage's works, with a wedding invitation.

box 55, folder 4

Koike, Ryo and Hiroko, 1972

Scope and Content Note

One mstake, no. 3/150, Beau Geste Press.

box 55, folder 4

Køpcke, Arthur, undated

Scope and Content Note

Collage "Fill with own imagination."

box 55, folder 4

Kostelanetz, Richard, 1969

Scope and Content Note

Postcard.

box 55, folder 4

Kosugi, Takehisa, 1972, 1996

Scope and Content Note

Postcard and fax regard performing Ocean.

box 55, folder 5

Kotik, Petr (S.E.M. Ensemble), 1971-1972, 1990-1994

Scope and Content Note

Includes letters regarding concert dates, organization of Stafford's-in-the-field (Chocorua, 1972) with a copy of Mumma's lesson plan and copies of letters from Mumma and Ben Patterson, and an essay titled "A visit with David Tudor" by Kotik, circa 20 items.

box 55, folder 6

Krauze, Zygmunt, 1965

Scope and Content Note

Letter enclosing music.

box 55, folder 6

Krumm, Philip, 1961-1967, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 letters and 1 note enclosing scores, regarding the situation at UC Davis, Stockhausen's effect on him and his current work. Also 2 programs.

box 55, folder 6

Kubota, Shigeko, 1970-1975, undated

Scope and Content Note

Telegram, 2 postcards, letter to Cage regarding poems for her book, announcement, and handmade Christmas card.

box 55, folder 6

Kurtz, Michael, 1987-1992

Scope and Content Note

3 letters regarding his interview with Tudor for a Stockhausen biography, 6 photos.

box 55, folder 7

Kremen, Irwin, 1957-1995, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes letters regarding publishing his copy of 4'33" in Source with description of layout; catalog of his works, postcard and 2 handmade greeting cards; 14 items.

box 55, folder 8

La Brecque, Rebecca (pianist), 1988

Scope and Content Note

Letter with reviews.

box 55, folder 8

Lennon, John, undated

Scope and Content Note

Note sending Yoko's love.

box 55, folder 8

Leroi, Vera, 1960-1963

Scope and Content Note

3 letters regard concert dates, 1 postcard.

box 55, folder 8

Lewin Richter, Andrés (Spanish electronic music composer), 1962-1963

Scope and Content Note

2 letters.

box 55, folder 8

Litz, Katherine, 1960-1982

Scope and Content Note

3 letters regard performing together; 1 form letter from the Katy Litz Dance Foundation.

box 55, folder 9

Lerman, Richard, 1982-1993, undated

Scope and Content Note

Postcard, 2 letters enclosing scores, cassette tape (cold storage), cv, reviews and New Year's card.

box 55, folder 10

Loarie, Philip, 1985-1986

Scope and Content Note

Handmade card with letter written inside and a slide, Christmas form letter and a handmade Christmas card.

box 55, folder 10

Lockwood, Anna, 1974, 1995

Scope and Content Note

2 letters, one of which is written on an announcement, and a postcard.

box 55, folder 10

Lohmeyer, Paul and Martha, 1984, 1994-1996, undated

Scope and Content Note

Christmas form letters, Christmas cards and a letter, 8 items.

box 55, folder 10

Lowry, Bob (clarinetist), 1959

Scope and Content Note

Letter asking Tudor to accompany him on a recording.

box 55, folder 10

Lucier, Alvin, 1963-1967

Scope and Content Note

3 letters, two of which enclose a score and describe "Organ Music for David Tudor," and a postcard.

box 55, folder 10

Lunetta, Stanley, 1967, 1977, undated

Scope and Content Note

2 letters asking for advice on electronics and a subscription form from Source with a note.

box 56-57

M-Pl, 1948-1996, undated

box 56, folder 1

MacDermott, David, 1976

Scope and Content Note

Letter and "A proposal for a drawing machine."

box 56, folder 1

Mac Low, Jackson, 1961

Scope and Content Note

Letter presenting A piece for Sari Dienes and a number of Asymmetries; (see Series I).

box 56, folder 1

Maderna, Bruno, 1959

Scope and Content Note

Letter regarding performance of his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra at Darmstadt.

box 56, folder 1

Madge, Geoffrey Douglas (pianist), 1978

Scope and Content Note

Letter asking for information regarding Music of changes, which he is going to record.

box 56, folder 1

Maneri, Joseph, 1960

Scope and Content Note

Letter enclosing scores.

box 56, folder 1

Mangaldas, Anjali and Kamal, 1964-1967, undated

Scope and Content Note

Mostly holiday greetings, 5 items.

box 56, folder 1

Martin, Anthony, 1971, 1982, 1996

Scope and Content Note

Postcard, letter and draft of a letter from Tudor recommending Martin.

box 56, folder 1

Martin, Julie, 1972, 1983, 1996, undated

Scope and Content Note

2 letters, 2 invitations and a Valentine's Day fax.

box 56, folder 1

Marx, Josef (of McGinnis & Marx), 1959, 1965-1966

Scope and Content Note

3 letters regarding performing together, borrowing a score, thank you for pieces sent, and a form letter.

box 56, folder 2

Maxfield, Richard, 1961-1969, undated

Scope and Content Note

Invitation to a "musicale-party," 3 letters, one sent by Composers Forum asking Tudor to perform his works, and a New Year's card.

box 56, folder 2

Maurer, Elfriede, 1960 August 30

Scope and Content Note

1 letter, 2 pp.

box 56, folder 2

Mayor, Geeta, 1960-1962, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 letters regarding performing in India and personal matters and 2 Christmas cards.

box 56, folder 2

Mee, Charles, undated

Scope and Content Note

Note asking Tudor to have a friend compose music for the accompanying "I've got a pain in my sawdust."

box 56, folder 2

Mestres i Quadreny, Josep, 1961-1968

Scope and Content Note

Letter sending a score and 2 notes, one of which contains instructions for Three canonos in homage to Galileus.

box 56, folder 2

Metzger, Heinz-Klaus, 1960

Scope and Content Note

Letter about concert dates.

box 56, folder 2

Meyer-Denkmann, Gertrud (student in Darmstadt), 1960-1967, 1992

Scope and Content Note

9 letters and 1 postcard asking advice on the type of music she should play and for a book she is writing on pedagogy and new music, and questions on how to play Variations.

box 56, folder 3

Mizelle, Dary John, 1969, 1975, undated

Scope and Content Note

Letter, postcard, and birth announcement.

box 56, folder 3

Monahan, Gordon, 1993

Scope and Content Note

Letter and brochure of his sound sculptures.

box 56, folder 3

Moore, Frank L., 1958

Scope and Content Note

Letter.

box 56, folder 3

Moran, Robert Leonard, 1961-1963

Scope and Content Note

2 letters asking advice and enclosing a work.

box 56, folder 3

Müller, Ursula (?), 1960

Scope and Content Note

Letter about their conversation with Kagel.

box 56, folder 4

Miller, Robert (Merce Cunningham Dance Co. sound engineer), 1989-1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

12 letters and cards mostly regard personal matters, but also some on the recording of Rainforest, and 5 photos.

Monnier, Jacqueline, 1973-1995, undated

box 56, folder 5-9

1973-1995

Scope and Content Note

Substantial quantity of letters from Tudor's very dear friend and colleague regard personal matters (especially her garden, cooking, trips taken together and Teeny Duchamp), kites for "Island Eye, Island Ear," Sea tails, music for her video, exhibitions of her work, 9 lines, reflected, and bottles for Niki de Saint-Phalle. Also includes a collage, artists' book 9 kite tails and 29 photos, ca. .33 linear ft. (see next box for more).

box 57, folder 1

undated

box 57, folder 2

Moorman, Charlotte, 1963-1980, undated

Scope and Content Note

Thick folder with letters regarding the first Avant-Garde Festival; playing Cage's "Piece for string player;" performing together; her other performance work; and announcements for the Avant-Garde Festival.

box 57, folder 3

Mumma, Gordon, 1965-1975, 1995, undated

Scope and Content Note

15 letters regard electronic equipment, Mesa, programming for Merce Cunningham Dance Co. and Commodius means; 2 postcards; typescript titled "Electronic music for the Merce Cunningham Dance Co;" and 2 pages of equipment notes (1 page missing).

box 57, folder 4

Nemiroff, Joy (sister), Cathy (niece) and Isaac (composer and brother-in-law), circa 1948-1980, undated

Scope and Content Note

9 personal letters and cards mostly from Joy and 3 drafts from Tudor.

box 57, folder 4

Nono, Luigi, 1957-1958

Scope and Content Note

2 postcards and 1 letter about Venice Biennale concert.

box 57, folder 4

O'Brien, Kathleen, 1982-1983, undated

Scope and Content Note

2 letters and 2 postcards with drawings.

box 57, folder 4

Otte, Hans, 1958-1961, 1973

Scope and Content Note

8 letters arranging concerts and sending score for Tropisman.

box 57, folder 5

Nakaya, Fujiko, 1973-1986, 1994

Scope and Content Note

8 letters and postcards regard personal and various projects, 6 photos taken by Kira Perov of fog scuplture she did with Viola, set of postcards of same fog sculpture and 2 photos of Tudor.

box 57, folder 6

Nee, Thomas, 1979, 1990-1995, undated

Scope and Content Note

Latitudes, no. 1 with printed Christmas card, 2 other homemade Christmas cards and 2 letters regarding concerts at the new Hampshire Music Festival.

box 57, folder 7

Nilsson, Bo, 1956-1958, undated

Scope and Content Note

8 letters regard his work and potential concerts; also 6 unsent postcards written by Nilsson to others with his text crossed out.

box 57, folder 8

Oliveros, Pauline, 1963-1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

37 items, mostly letters, regard her scores and performance work, concert dates, how they should perform together, and a description of "In memorium Elena Moneak-Snite." Also includes a pencil drawing of feet (1 sheet, verso and recto).

box 57, folder 9

Ono, Yoko, 1962-1971, undated

Scope and Content Note

5 page-letter defending Toshi Ichiyanagi with respect to a cancelled concert tour in Japan (1962); "Selfportrait" (envelope with mirror); "Part painting series #5," no. 9874; sales list; New Year's card; "Draw Circle;" invitation to participate in This is Not Here; and Grapefruit announcements.

box 57, folder 10

Page, Frederick (piano student of Tudor's), 1960

Scope and Content Note

Letter.

box 57, folder 10

Pablo, Luis de, 1962

Scope and Content Note

Letter sending part of a score.

box 57, folder 10

Patterson, Ben, 1960

Scope and Content Note

Letter sending a score.

box 57, folder 10

Pellizzi, Francesco (collector and writer), 1968

Scope and Content Note

2 postcards.

box 57, folder 10

Pesic, Peter D., 1963

Scope and Content Note

Letter asking how to play Cage's Music of changes, Boulez's Deuxieme sonate and Bussotti's Five piano pieces for David Tudor .

box 57, folder 10

Pesle, Benedicte, 1959-1964, circa 1992, undated

Scope and Content Note

4 letters, mostly regarding personal matters.

box 57, folder 10

Phillips, Ardison, undated

Scope and Content Note

Letter mostly about E.A.T. and a Guggenheim proposal.

box 57, folder 10

Pimenta, Emanuel Dimas de Melo (composer), 1990-1996

Scope and Content Note

Long fax written to Cage about his work and 3 photographs sent as New Year's cards.

box 57, folder 10

Puglisse, Michael, 1988-1992

Scope and Content Note

3 postcards and a letter.

box 57, folder 11

Paik, Nam June, 1964-1970

Scope and Content Note

Handmade Christmas card, "Robot Opera," Easter greeting, 3 postcards, letter asking Tudor to give Kosugi money and telegram requesting Tudor to send a letter supporting Moorman/Paik performances.

box 57, folder 12

Pedersen, Knud, 1971

Scope and Content Note

Form letter asking for submissions to a radio programm, "World Line" by William Vazan, 9 sheets of concrete poetry, 8 project posters by Pedersen and others.

box 57, folder 13

Plantamura, Carol (singer), 1966-1970, undated

Scope and Content Note

12 letters, postcards and cards regard her concerts and personal.

box 58-59

Po-T, 1951-1996, undated

box 58, folder 1

Poole, Peter and Carla, 1971-1972, undated

Scope and Content Note

12 letters and postcards about travel and finding employment.

box 58, folder 2

Pousseur, Henri, 1954-1961, undated

Scope and Content Note

10 letters, 1 card and draft of a letter from Tudor about concert programs and dates, sending works, Variations II, Impromptu and corrections for Variations I.

box 58, folder 3

Rainier, Priaulx (composer), 1956-1958, 1972

Scope and Content Note

4 letters sending keyboard pieces and where they have been played, why he likes Cage's music.

box 58, folder 3

Rampazzi, Teresa (pianist and Darmstadt student), 1956-1963, undated

Scope and Content Note

5 letters and 3 postcards mostly regarding her playing.

box 58, folder 3

Rauschenberg, Robert, 1978

Scope and Content Note

Postcard and lid from a mailed box containing something perishable.

box 58, folder 3

Reis, Becky and Bernard, circa 1958

Scope and Content Note

Christmas card.

box 58, folder 3

Riehn, Rainer, 1971, undated

Scope and Content Note

Letter regards concert of Ichiyanagi's music enclosing list of questions about three of his pieces.

box 58, folder 3

Riley, Terry, 1961-1967

Scope and Content Note

3 letters regard Envelope with a long description of it, performing Concert for 2 pianists and a reference letter, and 1 invitation.

box 58, folder 4

Rascher, Sigurd M. (saxophonist), 1953-1978, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes letters regarding tours and performances and a draft of a letter to Rascher's wife, 12 items.

box 58, folder 5-10

Richards, Mary Caroline, 1951-1996, undated

Scope and Content Note

Personal and intimate correspondence from Tudor's friend and lover. The letters begin with an invitation to perform at Black Mountain College, where they quickly developed a personal relationship, and later, detail her personal and professional life while Tudor was on tour. There is much about domestic matters (e.g., gardening, their cats); news of friends, family and events; and her pottery. Poems are scattered throughout, including a 7-page typescript "Recovery of the child in manhood" (1960), and poems in issues of Penn State papers in art education, The Cresset and Inward light. Also included is a monograph on her pottery, titled Toward M.C. and a copy of her translation of Satie's The ruse of Medusa: Lyric comedy in one act, circa .25 linear ft.

box 58, folder 11

Rigg, Jean (with Merce Cunningham Dance Co.), 1968-1975, 1991-1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

Mostly letters about performance schedules, logistics, Dance Co. gossip and personal matters. Also includes mention of Rainforest productions and Cage proposal for a book on Tudor, circa 50 items.

box 59, folder 1

Rosselli, Amelia, 1960-1969, undated

Scope and Content Note

7 letters and 2 postcards regard her health, publication of her poetry, Darmstadt and her music.

box 59, folder 1

Rzewski, Frederic, 1969-1979

Scope and Content Note

2 letters, 3 postcards and description of the MEV Group of Rome.

box 59, folder 2

Scherchen, Hermann, 1957-1958

Scope and Content Note

2 letters and 1 postcard regard meeting each other.

box 59, folder 2

Schonberg, Harold, 1961

Scope and Content Note

Thank you note.

box 59, folder 2

Schwertsik, Kurt, 1967, undated

Scope and Content Note

Birth announcement, postcard and note with sequence from Duet 2, which Wolff asked Schwertsik to send Tudor to show him the sources of the horn part.

box 59, folder 3

Sarabhai, Manorama, 1959-1975, undated

Scope and Content Note

Letters and postcards regard personal matters and 6 photographs of Tudor, circa 40 items.

box 59, folder 4

Schonfield, Victor, 1970-1972, 1995

Scope and Content Note

Letter about concert dates; letter with annotated interview by Schonfield; issue of Music and musicians (Aug. 1972), which published the interview; program notes, schedules and bio for a concert; photocopied article; and Christmas card.

box 59, folder 5

Smith, Barbara, undated

Scope and Content Note

Letter regards a possible collaboration.

box 59, folder 5

Snyder, Ellsworth (Newcomb College, Tulane), 1963-1966, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 letters and a program.

box 59, folder 5

Sociedad Uruguaya de Musica Contemporanea, 1968-1970

Scope and Content Note

Letter, enclosing 10 programs, 1968-1969.

box 59, folder 5

Sottsass, Ettore, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 cards.

box 59, folder 5

Stevenson, Louis A., 1959

Scope and Content Note

Letter about his new Intersonor studio.

box 59, folder 5

Sutcliffe, Alan, 1961

Scope and Content Note

Letter enclosing a score.

box 59, folder 6-7

Stockhausen, Karlheinz, 1954-1965, undated

Scope and Content Note

Very affectionate letters relating to Stockhausen compositions, European concerts and recordings, Darmstadt teaching posts and tours that Stockhausen made with Tudor of South America and the United States. Among the highlights are the letter of January 16, 1955, in which Stockhausen says that his thinking has changed since meeting Cage and Tudor; the letter of March 13, 1955, in which he discusses Klavierstücke III, IV, VI and VIII, including a particularly detailed discussion of compositional and performance aspects of VI; the letter of May 20, 1956, in which he appears to criticize Tudor's collaboration with Stefan Wolpe; the letter of March 24, 1957 in which he likens the Darmstadt programming of Klavierstück XI before Boulez' 3rd Sonata to a bullfight; the postcard of 1957 in which he criticizes the Darmstadt premiere of Klavierstück XI by Paul Jacobs; and the letter of September 20, 1957 which gives performance instructions and clarifications for Klavierstücke XI, circa 60 items.

box 59, folder 8

Tcherepnin, Ivan, 1973-1976, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 letters, 2 of which regard performing Rainforest at Harvard and 2 cards.

box 59, folder 8

Teitelbaum, Richard, 1974, 1995

Scope and Content Note

Letter from and letter to.

box 59, folder 8

Tenney, James, 1975

Scope and Content Note

Postcard.

box 59, folder 8

Teshigahara, Hiroshi (filmmaker), undated

Scope and Content Note

2 holiday cards designed by Teshigahara.

box 59, folder 8

Titone, Antonino, 1959

Scope and Content Note

Letter regards concert date in Palermo.

box 59, folder 8

Tone, Yasunao, 1979, 1992-circa 1995

Scope and Content Note

Announcement, note and postcard.

box 59, folder 8

Tudor, Mr. (Tudor's father), 1948

Scope and Content Note

4 letters.

box 59, folder 8

Tufty, Barbara, 1979, 1989-1990

Scope and Content Note

Greeting card, 2 letters, and clippings about Cunningham and Cage.

box 59, folder 9

Tenten, Niko, 1988-1989, 1994

Scope and Content Note

Includes 5 letters regard his radio projects and photocopies of his artwork.

box 60, folder 1-7

U-W, 1945-1996, undated

box 60, folder 1

Vigeland, Nils Anton (pianist), 1991

Scope and Content Note

Note about a Cage piece.

box 60, folder 2

Viola, Bill, 1973-1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes letters regarding Rainforest and how it has changed his video work, and about personal matters; with 6 photographs of Viola and his family and an altered Polaroid, circa 20 items.

box 60, folder 3

Waring, James, 1959-1963

Scope and Content Note

Includes letters about concert dates and a letter to an editor extolling Tudor, 10 items.

box 60, folder 3

Warthman, Forrest (engineer who helped with Neural network ), 1989-1993

Scope and Content Note

4 letters.

box 60, folder 3A

Werner, Vibeke, 1995

Scope and Content Note

Letter with issue of Dansk musik tidskrift (June 1994/95) and Neue zeitschrift für musik (Sept. 1994), both of which have articles on Tudor.

box 60, folder 4

Waldhauer, Fred (E.A.T. founder) and Ruth, 1987-1996, undated

Scope and Content Note

Mostly letters from Ruth regarding personal matters, but also 3 letters from Fred, circa 20 items.

box 60, folder 5

Wilding-White, Ray, 1966-1975, undated

Scope and Content Note

9 letters regarding Tudor's contribution to a proposed book, material for an article and equipment setup for a Tudor concert; a card and a chain letter.

box 60, folder 6

Wolff, Christian, 1959-1967, undated

Scope and Content Note

12 letters, 3 of which are addressed to Cage, presenting a score and parts, and sending performance instructions for Duet I, For 6 or 7 players , For magnetic tape and others.

box 60, folder 7-7A

Wolpe; Stefan, Irma and Hilda, 1945-1963, 1982, undated

Scope and Content Note

Fond letters regarding Stefan's compositions and performances, personal matters and other piano students. Scattered throughout, the Wolpes provide encouragement and praise concerning Tudor's burgeoning career. Also includes a small photo album, circa 50 items.

box 61, folder 1-5

X-Y, unidentified, 1950-1996, undated

box 61, folder 1

Zaccagnini, Guido, 1981-1987, 1996, undated

Scope and Content Note

3 letters, 5 postcards and 3 cards offering news of Italian friends.

box 61, folder 2

Young, La Monte, 1960-1969, 1989, undated

Scope and Content Note

12 letters presenting different compositions, making corrections to pieces, giving performance instructions and suggestions, and describing past performances of the pieces. Also includes 2 versions of his curriculum vitae, project description for a grant proposal (circa 1963), Guggenheim grant proposal (1969) and an announcement.

box 61, folder 3

Group postcards, 1957-1967, undated

Scope and Content Note

5 postcards signed by multiple composers and/or performers: Stockhausen, Wolpe, Nilsson, Bussotti, Boulez, Cardew, Kotik, Gertrud Meyer-Denkmann, Schwertsik, Carolee Schneemann, Monnier, Moorman and others.

box 61, folder 4

Tudor drafts to unidentified correspondents, circa 1950-1969

Scope and Content Note

18 drafts, probably from the 1950s and 1960s, regarding tours and personal matters. One 4 pp. draft describes his transition from organist to pianist. One has been identified as a draft of Tudor's letter of 18 May 1959 to Stockhausen. One ms. is about the Barraqué Sonata for piano. "Mr. B." appears to be Barraqué. "Mr. H." may be André Hodeir.

box 61, folder 5

Unidentified, undated

Scope and Content Note

circa .33 linear ft.

Miscellaneous oversize

Scope and Content Note

Oversize materials relating to Correspondence (folder 1), and Ephemera (folder 2)

box 211*, folder 1

Boulez correspondence to Cage relates to Series IV

Scope and Content Note

From box 51, folder 9.

box 211*, folder 2

Relates to Series VIA

Series V. Articles and reviews, 1937-1995, undated

Physical Description: 9 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, with some full journal issues and typescripts (7 linear ft., 9 boxes), and pertains to performances given by Tudor, Cage and Cunningham, arranged chronologically. There are also general articles on music, interviews, a 1941 translation of Luigi Russolo's The art of noise and typescripts of Cage's "4 musicians at work" (1952) and his "Changes" lecture at Darmstadt (1958). Also contains two boxes of articles unrelated to music.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Music related, 1941-1995, undated

box 62, folder 1-15

1941-1959

box 63, folder 1-9

1960-1965

box 64, folder 1-17

1966-1975

box 65, folder 1-11

1976-1982

box 66, folder 1-11

1983-1990

box 67, folder 1-13

1991-1995, undated

Non-music, 1942-1995, undated

box 68, folder 1-22

1942-1982

box 69, folder 1-9

1984-1995, undated

Oversize articles and reviews, 1937, 1952-1992

box 212*, folder 1-8

Music related articles and reviews, 1937, 1952-1992

box 212*, folder 9

Non-music articles, clippings, 1951-1964

Series VI. Ephemera, 1920s-1996, undated

Physical Description: 29 boxes

Scope and Content Note

Printed ephemera includes a substantial quantity of concert programs, music catalogs, newsletters, announcements, press releases and images of organs and cathedrals.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged in two subseries: Series VI.A. Programs and announcements; Series VI. B. Other ephemera.

Series VI.A. Programs and announcements, 1938-1996, undated

Physical Description: 17 box(es)

Scope and Content Note

Series contains a nearly complete set of programs for all of Tudor's performances, including his organ and piano work, his electronic compositions, and Cunningham dance performances, arranged chronologically. Also included are programs and announcements for other composers, performers (music, dance, performance art, happenings, and fluxus) and visual artists.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged chronologically.

David Tudor, 1938-1996, undated

box 70, folder 1-14

1943-1956

box 71, folder 1-12

1956-1959

box 72, folder 1-8

1959-1960

box 73, folder 1-6

1961-1962

box 74, folder 1-7

1963-1964

box 75, folder 1-6

1964-1965

box 76, folder 1-7

1966-1968

box 77, folder 1-10

1969-1972

box 78, folder 1-9

1973-1977

box 79, folder 1-10

1977-1982

box 80, folder 1-12

1982-1988

box 81, folder 1-15

1989-1996, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes two folders of typed and handwritten program notes and biographies (see also Box 211* for a handwritten Cage program note).

flatfile 8**

1950s

flatfile 9**

1960s

flatfile 10**

1970s

flatfile 11**

1980s

Others' performances and events, 1938-1996, undated

box 82, folder 1-19

1938-1963

box 83, folder 1-9

1964-1970

box 84, folder 1-12

1970-1979

box 85, folder 1-11

1980-1992

box 86, folder 1-5

1993-1996, undated

flatfile 12**

1950s-1960s

flatfile 13**

1970s

flatfile 14**

1980s

flatfile 15**

undated

Oversize material

box 211*, folder 1

Relates to Series IV

box 211*, folder 2

Cage program notes, relates to Series VI.A.

Scope and Content Note

Handwritten on reverse of program poster.

Series VI.B. Other ephemera, 1920s-1995

Physical Description: 12 box(es)

Scope and Content Note

This subseries consists of sheet music catalogs; book catalogs relating to Tudor's personal interests (e.g., botany and the East); music ephemera in the form of newsletters, press releases, concert announcements; art ephemera including exhibition announcements, Yam festival announcement, Something Else newsletters, press releases and a small Robert Rauschenberg print; and pictures of organs and cathedrals with a scrapbook and notes.

Arrangement

This subseries is arranged chronologically.

Music catalogs, 1920s-1990s, undated

box 87, folder 1-8

1920s-1960s

box 88, folder 1

before 1960

box 89, folder 1-7

1960s-1970s

box 90, folder 1-5

1980s-1990s, undated

box 91, folder 1-7

Book catalogs, 1949-1987

Miscellaneous music ephemera, 1947-1990s, undated

box 92, folder 1-29

1947-1987

box 93, folder 1-9

1988-1995, undated

flatfile 16**

1956-1960

flatfile 17**

1963-1975

flatfile 18**

1976-1984

flatfile 8**

1980

Scope and Content Note

John Cage poster "Mushrooms."

flatfile 19**

1990s

flatfile 20**

undated

Art related ephemera, 1952-1995, undated

box 94, folder 1-27

1952-1989

box 95, folder 1-11

1990-1995, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes two folders of blank postcards and cards mostly with images of artworks and architecture.

oversize **21

1965

Scope and Content Note

A.M. Fine drawing "Spoon discipline for Dorothy de Borchgrane."

oversize **22

1966-1979

oversize **23

1979

Scope and Content Note

Niki de Saint Phalle poster.

oversize **24

1980s

flatfile 25**-27**

undated

box 96, folder 1-6

Organs and cathedrals

Scope and Content Note

Collection of images of organs and cathedrals, primarily located in Europe.

box 97, folder 1-3

Organs and cathedrals

Scope and Content Note

Images of organs and cathedrals, primarily located in Europe.

box 98

Organs and cathedrals

Scope and Content Note

A scrapbook, with images.

Series VII. Personal, 1940-1994

Physical Description: 19 boxes

Scope and Content Note

Personal materials are those concerning Tudor's personal life and interests: handwritten recipes; personal documents such as driver's licenses, passports, and birth cirtificates; notes and typed excerpts on spiritualism; newsletters and catalogs from the Anthroposophical Society; notes with addresses, phone numbers and lists, but also some material which relates to personal research, mathematics and his work; and personal objects. Some materials in this series were donated by Tudor's sister, Joy Nemiroff.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged topically.

box 99, folder 1-13

Recipes, undated

Scope and Content Note

A large quantity of handwritten recipes and some clippings. Includes a notebook of Tudor's favorite recipes.

flatfile 28**

Pasta posters, 1981, undated

box 100, folder 1-18

Health and personal documents, 1944-1945, 1974

Scope and Content Note

Includes notes on herbal remedies, a book on herbs, Tudor's x-rays (1974), draft rejection notices (1944-1945), driver's licenses, social security card, passports, and birth certificates. 1 folder of 15 personal documents and notes (related to Tudor health and vital statistics), from Tudor's sister, Joy Nemiroff (folder 18).

box 101, folder 1-11

Spiritual, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes typed and handwritten excerpts and notes concerning Buddism, astrology, tarot and philosophy, and a typescript portion of G. Wachsmuth's "The etheric in science, art and religion" (see also Notes, boxes 106-107).

Anthroposophical Society, 1940-1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

Mostly newsletters and catalogs.

box 102, folder 1-7

1940-1965

box 103, folder 1-6

1966-1970

box 104, folder 1-11

1971-1983

box 105, folder 1-6

1984-1994, undated

Notes, 1950s-1990s, undated

Scope and Content Note

This and the following five boxes contain mostly handwritten, and occassionally typed, notes by Tudor, most of which consist of addresses, phone numbers and lists. Some of the notes from the 1950s are especially interesting: library checkout slips for books pertaining to India, cooking, and spiritualism (see also box 101); two thick folders with algebraic equations; lists of compositions and programs; and some working notes for performances. Other noteworthy materials are excerpts from spiritual texts (1960s) and preparations for a course (1970s). From the 1960s onward there are lists of expenses, food and equipment; travel itineraries; and drawings and notes for his electronic work. Some letters included.

box 106, folder 1-3

1950s

box 107, folder 1-16

1950s-1964

box 108, folder 1-18

1965-1970

box 109, folder 1-27

1970-circa 1983

box 110, folder 1-21

circa 1979-1980s

box 111, folder 1-25

1990s, undated

box 112-115

Personal objects, 1983, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes small wind instruments, an abacus, playing cards (probably used for performances), glasses, rulers, and a banner that reads "David Tudor - Electronic Music" (1983).

box 213*-214*

Personal objects, undated

Scope and Content Note

Place mats and flute.

Series VIII. Financial, 1944-1998

Physical Description: 42 boxes

Scope and Content Note

A complete record of Tudor's finances, which includes bills, receipts (including those for concert tours), bank statements and cancelled checks, credit card statements, income and royalty statements, taxes, and contracts, filed chronologically. Five boxes of material dated 1994-1997 (bulk 1995-1996) were organized and filed by Tudor's assistant. The last box of the series contains correspondence, documents and photocopied meeting minutes concerning Gate Hill Co-operative, where Tudor resided after 1957.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically with grouping pertaining to Gate Hill Co-operative, 1957-1998, at the end.

box 116, folder 1-31

1944-1955

box 117, folder 1-17

1956-1958

box 118, folder 1-14

1959-1960

box 119, folder 1-12

1961-1962

box 120, folder 1-8

1962-1963

box 121, folder 1-8

1964-1965

box 122, folder 1-7

1964-1966

box 123, folder 1-7

1966-1969

box 124, folder 1-7

1967-1968

box 125, folder 1-9

1968

box 126, folder 1-10

1969

box 127, folder 1-9

1970-1971

box 128, folder 1-10

1971-1972

box 129, folder 1-11

1973

box 130, folder 1-13

1974-1975

box 131, folder 1-7

1975-1976

box 132, folder 1-8

1976-1977

box 133, folder 1-10

1977-1978

box 134, folder 1-12

1978-1979

box 135, folder 1-13

1980-1981

box 136, folder 1-11

1981-1982

box 137, folder 1-15

1982-1983

box 138, folder 1-10

1984

box 139, folder 1-10

1984-1985

box 140, folder 1-16

1985-1987

box 141, folder 1-9

1987

box 142, folder 1-11

1988

box 143, folder 1-7

1989

box 144, folder 1-9

1989-1990

box 145, folder 1-11

1990-1991

box 146, folder 1-8

1991

box 147, folder 1-11

1992-1993

box 148, folder 1-11

1993

box 149, folder 1-10

1994

box 150, folder 1-11

1994

box 151, folder 1-8

1995-1996, undated

1994-1997

box 152, folder 1-10

(1 of 5)

box 153, folder 1-25

(2 of 5)

box 154, folder 1-16

(3 of 5)

box 155, folder 1-20

(4 of 5)

box 156, folder 1-5

(5 of 5)

box 157, folder 1-5

Gate Hill Co-operative, 1957-1998

Series IX. Photographs, 1930s-1990s, undated

Physical Description: 9 boxes

Scope and Content Note

Primarily black and white prints of Tudor performing, but some portray him in social situations. Many images show Tudor and Cage together, especially during their 1962 Japan tour, when Yoko One performed with them. Other images capture Tudor performing 34' 46.776', Music for amplified toy pianos and Solo for piano. There are at least five different performances of Rainforest IV represented. Also included are photographs of Tudor's table top set-ups, and him relaxing with M.C. Richards, Monnier, Stockhausen and Cage. Some images of Tudor were donated by Earle Brown. Childhood photographs date to the 1930s and were donated by Tudor's sister, Joy Nemiroff.

Arrangement

These photographs are arranged in rough chonological order.

Tudor performing, 1950s-1990s

box 158

1950s

Scope and Content Note

Includes Tudor as a young man at the piano; 34' 46.776', London, 1954; Tudor performing and dining in Spain; Music for amplified toy pianos and Solo for piano taken by Ferdinand Boesch.

box 159

1950s-1960s

Scope and Content Note

Images of one performance (Water music?) taken by Manfred Leve, Dusseldorf (many duplicates, see also box 164).

box 160

1960s

Scope and Content Note

Includes Japan 1962 performing with Cage and Ono and sight-seeing with Cage (see also albums in box 162); Japan 1962 performing and sight-seeing with Cage; 2 images of Rauschenberg creating a work; 2 with Rauschenberg and others dining (Merce Cunningham Dance Co. on tour?); San Francisco Museum of Art, 1965; 9 evenings: Theatre & engineering, 1966 (see E.A.T. archive for much more); UC Davis 1967 taken by David Freund.

box 161

1960s-1980

Scope and Content Note

Includes table top setups; Pepsi Pavilion 1970 preparations taken by Shunk-Kender; color slides of Laser concert dated 1970 and 1980; color slides of Rainforest IV, Chocorua, 1973; Rainforest IV at Purchase (undated) and L'espace Cardin, Paris, 1976 with Viola.

box 162

1970s-1990s

Scope and Content Note

Includes Rainforest IV, ICA Philadelphia, 1979 taken by Kira Perov (Viola's wife); Rainforest IV taken by Stan Ries (undated); Composers Inside Electronics, Scan Forum party taken by Fujiko Nakaya; table top setups at Jack Tilton Gallery, NY, 1990 (collaboration with Monnier); 9 lines, reflected, Whitney 1986; and Tudor's memorial at Judson + Rainforest.

box 163

Images of Tudor, friends and others, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes passport photos, M.C. Richards, Cage, Monnier, Stockhausen, Tudor on tour.

box 164

Tudor performing (enlargements), circa 1980s, 1994

Scope and Content Note

Early performance taken by Leve, Festival d'Automne, Cage and Tudor circa 1980s, and May 1994 performance taken by Leve.

box 165

Tudor performing, 1962

Scope and Content Note

2 albums of photos with Tudor, Cage and Ono performing in Japan.

box 166

Images of Tudor, friends and others (enlargements), circa 1950s, 1980s-1990s

Scope and Content Note

Tudor and Richards 1950s, and late images of Tudor. Also 5 photographs (1 is a duplicate) of Tudor, from Earle Brown. All the images were taken at the Capital Records building, New York when Brown was producing TIME-MAINSTREAM. 3 are portraits of Tudor taken by Earle Brown, one is a group portrait of Christian Wolff, Earle Brown, John Cage, David Tudor and Morton Feldman, taken by Bob Arnold. Credits for all 5 images: Courtesy, the Earle Brown Music Foundation.

box 215

Childhood photographs, circa 1930s

Scope and Content Note

15 photographs (and 9 negatives) of Tudor, his sister Joy and their mother [donated by Joy Nemiroff].

flatfile 29**

Photo of a woman, undated

box 1, folder 1

Series X. Audio recordings, circa 1952-1992, undated

Audio recordings: circa 1952-1992, undated

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Physical Description: 614 items

Scope and Content Note

Approximately 600 audio tapes include performances of Tudor's compositions and of others, Tudor's found sounds, other musical works and spoken-word recordings. The times below are approximate and are stated in (HH:MM:SS) format.

Recordings have been transferred from audio cassette tapes, digital audio tapes (DAT), and reel-to-reel tapes. All tapes have been reformatted, except for a few that were damaged and a few blank and duplicate tapes. Several notes and letters found with the original tapes have also been digitized.

The audio recordings were digitized in 2011. Connect to digitized audio recordings. Access is provided for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. Audio recordings of Tudor composisitions are available online. Access to recordings of Non-David Tudor compositions, Source sounds, David Tudor performances, Other musical works, and Spoken word recordings is available only to on-site Readers and Getty staff.

Arrangement

These recordings are divided into seven topical groupings. Each grouping is further arranged alphabetically.

David Tudor compositions, 1970-1994, undated

Scope and Content Note

This group of audio recordings consists of compositions by David Tudor.

box 2A, item C91, side A

Bandoneon! undated

Bandoneon!: undated

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Scope and Content Note

Audiocassette. Total running time: (21:38). EAT 9E A: David Tudor, Bandoneon! Side B of this cassette contained: "EAT Pav B: David Tudor at Pepsi Pavilion (possibly Pepsibird?)."

Dialects, 1983-1989, undated

box 7A, item CU6

Dialects, undated

Dialects: undated

view online item

Scope and Content Note

Audiocassette. Total running time: (29:51).

box 1A, item C48

Dialects, 1984

Dialects: 1984

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Scope and Content Note

Audiocassette. Total running time: (57:49). Side A (32:04) -- Side B (25:46).

box 1A, item C51

Dialects, 1984

Dialects: 1984

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Scope and Content Note

Audiocassette. Total running time: (1:01:22). Four channel. Use copy is stereo remix.

box 1A, item C49

Dialects, 1984 February

Dialects: 1984 February

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Scope and Content Note

Audiocassette. Total running time: (28:33). Stereo binaural, 30 minutes, Dolby B.

box 1A, item C52, side A

Dialects, 1984 March 15

Dialects: 1984 March 15

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Scope and Content Note

Audiocassette. Total running time: (29:44). March 15, 1984, 4.30 pm [Live mix of six line channels and a Neumann binaural head. Dolby B, CrO2. Recorded by David E. Meschter.] Side B of this cassette contained: "David Tudor, Sextet for Seven, March 17, 1984, 2.55 pm."

box 2A, item C53

Dialects, 1984 March

Dialects: 1984 March

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Scope and Content Note

Audiocassette. Total running time: (10:20). Stereo, binaural, 10 minutes (excerpt from 30 minutes).

box 2A, item C54

Dialects, 1984 March 14

Dialects: 1984 March 14

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Scope and Content Note

Audiocassette. Total running time: (32:52). [Rehearsal tape?]

Dialects. 8 Track Source Tape, 1983 December 16

box 28A, item R254

[Channels 1 and 2], 1983 December 16

Dialects. 8 Track Source Tape [channels 1 and 2]: 1983 December 16

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Scope and Content Note

Reel-to-reel. Total running time: (48:46). Channels 1 and 2. Electronic sounds.

box 28A, item R254

[Channels 3 and 4], 1983 December 16

Dialects. 8 Track Source Tape [channels 3 and 4]: 1983 December 16

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Scope and Content Note

Reel-to-reel. Total running time: (48:46). Channels 3 and 4. Electronic sounds.

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