Description |
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
Series |
EuroArts ; 2059168
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EuroArts ; 2059168.
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System Details |
DVD; region 0, NTSC; (4:3) full screen presentation (16:9), widescreen presentation (experimental films); PCM stereo. |
Performer |
Featuring John Cage ; Robert Black, contrabass ; Eberhard Blum, flute ; Iven Hausmann, trombone ; Gudrun Reschke, oboe ; John Patrick Thomas, voice ; Jan Williams, percussion (Ryoanji). |
Note |
Running time for documentary feature is 56 minutes; total running time for experimental films is 92 minutes. |
Summary |
Director Frank Scheffer presents a documentary based on his archival footage of time spent with composer John Cage between 1982 and 1992. Also includes experimental films. |
Note |
Program notes in English ([11] p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container. |
Contents |
Feature: Nachtcagetag : 24 hours of the music of John Cage, Cologne, Germany, Feb. 14 & 15th, 1987 -- Roaratorio : an Irish circus on Finnegans wake, based on the book by James Joyce, Royal Albert Hall, London, England, July 18th, 1987 -- Los Angeles Festival : L.A., USA, September 3rd-27th, 1987 -- New York : United States of America, October 3rd-7th, 1987 -- Europeras 1 & 2 : Frankfurt, Germany, November 12th & December 11th, 1987 -- |
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Experimental films: Chessfilmnoise / directed by John Cage ; produced by Frank Scheffer (1988, 17 min.) -- Wagner's ring / FS Film & Video presents ; conceived by John Cage ; realisation, Frank Scheffer (1987, 4 min.) -- Nopera / Allegri Film presents ; a film by Frank Scheffer ; produced by Frank Scheffer (1995, 6 min.) -- Ryoanji / directed and produced by Frank Scheffer (2011, 61 min.) -- Stoperas I & II / FS Film & Video presents ; directed by Frank Scheffer ; based on Europeras I & II composed by John Cage ; a production of Opernhaus Zurich (1992, 3 min.). |
Language |
English dialogue, with optional French, German, or Japanese subtitles. |
Subject |
Cage, John.
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Cage, John. |
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Composers -- United States -- Interviews.
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Composers. |
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United States. |
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Interviews.
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Aleatory music.
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Aleatory music.
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Avant-garde (Music)
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Avant-garde (Music) |
Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Experimental films.
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Experimental films.
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Short films.
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Short films.
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Music -- Feature.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Interviews.
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Added Author |
Scheffer, Frank, 1956-
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Zhao, Jia (Producer)
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Gross, Dieter (Producer)
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Cage, John.
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Black, Robert, 1956-2023.
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Blum, Eberhard, 1940-2013.
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Hausmann, Iven.
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Reschke, Gudrun.
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Thomas, John Patrick.
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Williams, Jan, 1939-
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Cage, John.
Ryoanji.
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Opernhaus Zürich.
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Silk Road Film Salon.
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EuroArts Music International GmbH.
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FS Film & Video (Firm)
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Allegri Film.
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Added Title |
Chessfilmnoise.
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Wagner's ring.
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Nopera.
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Ryoanji.
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Stoperas I & II.
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Standard No. |
880242591685 |
Music No. |
2059168 EuroArts |
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