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Laurel Sercombe concert recordings: M.L. Vasanthakumari, 1986-09-26
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sercombe, Laurel; University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
- Title
- Laurel Sercombe concert recordings: M.L. Vasanthakumari
- Dates
- 1986-09-261986-09-261986-09-26
- Quantity
- 16 items : Original tapes (OT) - 2 VHS (SP, stereo); Earliest copies (EC) - 4 open reels (7.5 ips, stereo, 2 tracks, 7 in.); Working tapes (WT) - 2 DATs (digital, stereo); Working discs (WD) - 4 compact discs (digital, stereo); 4 AIFF files
- Collection Number
- 1986040
- Summary
- Concert performance recorded by Laurel Sercombe at University of Washington Kane Hall, Room 110, on 1986 September 26. Performance was co-sponsored by UW School of Music and Ragamala.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Laurel Sercombe has been the Archivist for the Ethnomusicology Program at the University of Washington since 1982. She has co-produced a series of music recordings with Northwest Folklife, lectured for classes in Ethnomusicology, Library and Information Science, and American Indian Studies, and designed and taught a course on sound archiving. In 1998 she received a pre-doctoral Smithsonian Research Fellowship and in 2001 received her Ph.D. with the dissertation And Then It Rained: Power and Song in Western Washington Coast Salish Myth Narratives. She is a member of the Music Library Association, the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, and the Society for Ethnomusicology, for which she served as Current Discographer 1992–2000 and Treasurer 2000–2004. She serves on the boards of Jack Straw Productions and Northwest Heritage Resources. In 2013 she organized and hosted "Sounds of the World," a series of six programs for UWTV featuring film footage from the Robert Garfias Collection in the Ethnomusicology Archives.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Original recording by Laurel Sercombe with Panasonic PV-6000 VCR, Sony PCM-F1 digital audio processor, Neumann KM-83 mics (omnis).
Formats: 86-40.1-2 OT are original digitally processed audio recordings of concert; 86-40.3-6 EC are analog dubs of digital originals (durations: 40:26, 33:12, 38:55, 37:57); 86-40.1-2 WT are DAT dubs of digital originals; 86-40.1-4 WD are compact disc copies of EC copies (durations: 40:57, 33:32, 39:09, 37:28 (total = 2:31:06)).
Performers: M.L.V. (M.L. Vasanthakumari)/voice; Kumari A. Kanyakumari/violin; (Srimati) Meena Subramanian/voice; Vidwan Ramnad Raghavan/mrdangam.
Transmission Data: Digital files created 2007 December 5 - 86-40.1.aif, 86-40.2.aif, 86-40.3.aif, 86-40.4.aif.
Documentation assistance from Dallas Morris, December 2007.
Documentation: Concert flyer.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Original tapesReturn to Top
Description |
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86-40.1: VHS 1 |
86-40.2: VHS 2 |
Earliest copiesReturn to Top
Description |
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86-40.3: Reel 1 |
86-40.4: Reel 2 |
86-40.5: Reel 3 |
86-40.6: Reel 4 |
Working tapesReturn to Top
Description |
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86-40.1: DAT 1 |
86-40.2: DAT 2 |
Working discsReturn to Top
Description |
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1986040-0001: 86-40.1: CD 1
Performers: M.L.V. (M.L. Vasanthakumari)/voice; Kumari A.Kanyakumari/violin; (Srimati) Meena Subramanian/voice; Vidwan Ramnad Raghavan/mrdangam.
Contents: Track 1 – Spoken introduction by Krishna Rustagi; Track 2 – Varnam – Raga Mohanam/Adi; Track 3 – Composition in Raga Hamsadhwani/Tishra; Track 4 – Composition in Raga Naata/Khanda Chapu; Track 5 – Unidentified Song in Raga Kalyani/Adi.
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1986040-0002: 86-40.2: CD 2
Performers: M.L.V. (M.L. Vasanthakumari)/voice; Kumari A.Kanyakumari/violin; (Srimati) Meena Subramanian/voice; Vidwan Ramnad Raghavan/mrdangam.
Contents: Track 1 – Continuation of Raga Kalyani Composition; Track 2 – Kriti in Unknown Raga/Adi.
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1986040-0003: 86-40.3: CD 3
Performers: M.L.V. (M.L. Vasanthakumari)/voice; Kumari A.Kanyakumari/violin; (Srimati) Meena Subramanian/voice; Vidwan Ramnad Raghavan/mrdangam.
Contents: Ragam/Tanam/Pallavi; Track 1 – Ragam in Sarakti; Track 2 – Tanam.
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1986040-0004: 86-40.4: CD 4
Performers: M.L.V. (M.L. Vasanthakumari)/voice; Kumari A.Kanyakumari/violin; (Srimati) Meena Subramanian/voice; Vidwan Ramnad Raghavan/mrdangam.
Contents: Continuation of R.T.P. Track 1 – Pallavi in Sarakti with Tani Avartanam; Track 2 – Semi-Classical Song; Track 3 – Semi-Classical Song; Track 4 – Semi-Classical Song; Track 5 – Folk tune in Kannada.
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AIFF filesReturn to Top
Description |
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86-40.1: Digital file 1 |
86-40.2: Digital file 2 |
86-40.3: Digital file 3 |
86-40.4: Digital file 4 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Classical Music--Carnatic
- Concerts
- Ethnomusicology
- Video recordings in ethnomusicology
- Vocal Music--India
Geographical Names
- Asia
- India--Asia--South Asia
- Seattle (Wash.)
- South India
Form or Genre Terms
- Sound Recordings
- Video recordings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Kanyakumari, Kumari A. (performer)
- Raghavan, Vidwan Ramnad (performer)
- Subramanian, Meena (performer)
- Vasanthakumari, M. L. (performer)