Collection: Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis Papers Mss 181 Series 8: Sound Recordings Sub series 8.1: Original Reel to Reels: Not Preserved Box 1 Alwin Nikolais 5/29/41 Pavanne. NBC TV. Music by Williamson 12/14/49 Fable of the Donkey, Shepherdess & the Chimney Sweep. Music by Freda Miller 12/22/50 Sokar and the Crocodile. Music by Freda Miller 15” reel 2/16/52 Indian Sun. 15” reel 12/28/52 Merry Go Elsewhere, Lobster Quadrille. Music by Freda Miller 15” reel 1/26/53 Noumenon. Rehearsal. Music by Alwin Nikolais 1/26/53 Noumenon Mobilus. Music by Alwin Nikolais. 15” reel 1/26/53 Noumenon. Music by Alwin Nikolais 1/26/53 Tensile Involvement. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 1/26/53 Tensile Involvement. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 1/1/54 St. George & the Dragon. Reel II. Music by Freda Miller 12/22/54 Legend of the Winds. Music by Chavez. 15” reel 2/25/56 Kaleidoscope. Master. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/25/56 Kaleidoscope. Overture. New master from 1992. Music by Alwin Nikolais 5/25/56 Kaleidoscope. 2 Acts. Music by Alwin Nikolais. 15” reel 3/26/57 Bewitched. Music by Harry Partch 3/26/57 Bewitched. Music by Harry Partch: Reel I: Overture. Prologue 1, 2, 3. 15” reel 3/26/57 Bewitched. Music by Harry Partch. Reel II: 4, 5. 15” reel 3/26/57 Bewitched. Music by Harry Partch. Reel III: 6, 7, 8, 9. 15” reel 8/16/57 Cantos, Runic Cantos. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais, Henry Schaeffer, and Phillipot. 15” reel 8/16/57 Runic Canto. Rehearsal. Music by Henry Schaeffer, Phillipot & Alwin Nikolais. 7 ½ reel Box 2 Alwin Nikolais 12/27/57 Cantos: Nite. Rehearsal. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/27/57 Cantos: Nite. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/27/57 Cantos: Nite. 2 Together. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/27/57 Cantos Nite. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 5/1/58 Mirrors. May 1958 Performance tape. Music by Alwin Nikolais. 15” reel 5/16/58 Mirrors 5/16/58 Mirrors. Music by Alwin Nikolais. 15” reel 5/16/58 Mirrors. Duplicate. Music by Alwin Nikolais. 15” reel 12/27/58 Mr. Stringfellow. Music by Ruth Grauert. 15” reel 12/27/58 Mr. Stringfellow I. Rehearsal. Music by Ruth Grauert 12/27/58 Mr. Stringfellow II. Rehearsal. Music by Ruth Grauert 12/27/58 Mr. Stringfellow II. Performance. Music by Ruth Grauert 1/30/59 Finials. Original 1/30/59 Allegory. Music by Alwin Nikolais. Reel I. Performance. 15” reel 1/30/59 Allegory. Music by Alwin Nikolais. Reel II – Performance.15” reel 1/30/59 Allegory. Music by Alwin Nikolais. Performance. 15” reels 5/7/59 Countdown. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 5/7/59 Countdown. Rehearsal. Music by Alwin Nikolais 5/22/59 Elemor Brujo. Student Concert. 15” reel 12/27/59 Lythic. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/27/59 Prism/Lythic. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais Box 3 Alwin Nikolais 12/27/59 Prism. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/27/59 Prism I . Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 15” reel 12/27/59 Prism II. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 15” reel 12/27/59 Prism I and II. Music by Alwin Nikolais “15 reel 12/28/59 Beverly Schmidt Concert. 15” reel 1/28/60 Odium. Student Concert. 15” reel 1/29/60 Totem Reel I. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais: 15” reel 1/29/60 Totem Reel II. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais: 15” reel 1/29/60 Totem. Copy of Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 15” reel 1/29/60 Celebrants from Totem. Music by Alwin Nikolais: 15” reel 1/29/60 Totem: The Graces Part II. Music by Alwin Nikolais 1/29/60 Totem II. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 1960 Choreosonic Music of the New Dance Theater of Alwin Nikolais Vinyl LP Record (plus extra cover) 1/27/61 Stratus. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais: 15” reel 1/27/61 Stratus. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 15” reel 1/27/61 Stratus. Copy of performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 15” reel Box 4 Alwin Nikolais 1/27/61 Nimbus I. Original. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 15” reel 1/27/61 Nimbus II . Outtakes. Music by Alwin Nikolais 15” reel 1/27/61 Nimbus. Outtakes. Music by Alwin Nikolais 15” reel 2/24/63 Imago. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/24/63 Imago II. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/24/63 Imago III. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/24/63 Imago. Stereo. Original. #3. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/24/63 Imago. Stereo. Original. #2. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/24/63 Imago. Performance. #2. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/24/63 Imago. Performance #3. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/24/63 Imago. Lyon Revival. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/20/64 Sanctum. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/20/64 Sanctum. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/20/64 Sanctum. Music by Alwin Nikolais 3/19/65 Galaxy. Original I. Music by Alwin Nikolais 3/19/65 Galaxy. Original III. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/10/65 Vaudeville of the Elements 12/10/65 Alpha. Girls Trio. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/10/65 Tower 7/5/68 Tent. Stereo. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 7/5/68 Tent. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/69 Echo. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/69 Echo. Stereo. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 1/22/72 Foreplay. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/17/73 Grotto. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/17/73 Grotto. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais Box 5 Alwin Nikolais 2/17/73 Grotto. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/5/74 Crossfade. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/5/74 Crossfade. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/5/74 Crossfade. Performance 1982. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/5/74 Crossfade. Performance with voice. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/8/74 Divertissement. Performance 2/8/74 Divertissement. Performance 2/8/74 Divertissement. Performance 2/8/74 Divertissement 2/8/74 Divertissement 9/20/74 Temple. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 9/20/74 Temple. Music by Alwin Nikolais 8/4/76 Triad. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/9/77 Guignol. Rehearsal. Music by Paul Winter Consort and Alwin Nikolais 2/9/77 Guignol. Performance. Outtakes. Music by Paul Winter & Alwin Nikolais 2/9/77 Guignol. Original. Music by Paul Winter Consort & Alwin Nikolais 2/9/77 Guignol. Original. Music by Paul Winter Consort & Alwin Nikolais 2/11/77 Arp. Master 2/11/77 Arp. (2 copies) 2/11/77 Arp. Original 2/11/77 Arp. Performance. Excerpts. Alwin Nikolais 2/11/77 Arp. Bullets. Performance 4/19/78 Gallery. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 4/19/78 Gallery. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/7/78 Aviary. Rehearsal. Music by Daniel Harris, Lee Thimmig and Alwin Nikolais 12/7/78 Aviary. Performance. Music by Daniel Harris, Lee Thimmig & Alwin Nikolais 12/7/78 Aviary. Original #1. Music by Daniel Harris, Lee Thimmig and Alwin Nikolais 12/7/78 Aviary. Original #2. Music by Daniel Harris, Lee Thimmig and Alwin Nikolais 12/7/78 Aviary: Caged Eagle. Music by Daniel Harris, Lee Thimmig and Alwin Nikolais 3/1979 Lecture & Demonstration. Music Rehearsal. 3/1979 Lecture & Demonstration. Master. Music. 3/1979 Narration for Lecture Demonstration. 6/4/80 Mechanical Organ. Original. Music by David Darling and Alwin Nikolais. 6/4/80 Mechanical Organ I. Performance. Music by David Darling & Alwin Nikolais. Box 6 Alwin Nikolais 6/4/80 Mechanical Organ I. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais & David Darling. 6/4/80 Mechanical Organ II. Original. Music by David Darling & Alwin Nikolais 6/4/80 Mechanical Organ. Out takes. Original. Music by D. Darling & Alwin Nikolais 12/18/80 Schema. Paris Opera. Copy. 2nd Act. Music by David Darling& Alwin Nikolais 12/18/80 Schema. Solo. Music by David Darling & Alwin Nikolais 12/18/80 Schema. Act I. Music by David Darling and Alwin Nikolais 12/18/80 Schema. Act II. Performance. Music by David Darling & Alwin Nikolais 12/18/80 Schema. Original. Performance. Paris Opera Production. Music by David Darling and Alwin Nikolais. 15” reel (5 reels) 12/18/80 Schema. Music by David Darling & Alwin Nikolais 2/12/81 Five Masks. Rehearsal. Music by D. Darling & Alwin Nikolais. 15” reel 2/12/81 Five Masks. Rehearsal. Music by D. Darling & Alwin Nikolais.15” reel 2/12/81 Five Masks. Music by D. Darling & Alwin Nikolais 2/12/81 Talisman. Original. Music by David Darling and Alwin Nikolais 2/12/81 Talisman. Original. Music by D Darling & Alwin Nikolais: 15” reel 2/12/81 Talisman. Outtakes. Music by D Darling & Alwin Nikolais 15” reel 3/18/82 Pond. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 3/18/82 Pond. Rehearsal. Music by Alwin Nikolais Box 7 Alwin Nikolais 3/29/83 Liturgies. Music by Alwin Nikolais 3/29/83 Liturgies. Rehearsal. Music by Alwin Nikolais 2/16/84 Persons and Structures .Varese. Performance. Music by David Gregory 2/16/84 Varese 4/19/84 Graph. Sextet. Performance. Music by David Gregory 4/19/84 Graph. Rehearsal. Music by David Gregory 4/19/84 Graph. Copy. Music by David Gregory 6/13/85 Crucible. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 7/85 Contact. Copy. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 7/85 Contact. Finale. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/22/86 Velocities. Original. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/22/86 Velocities. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/15/87 Eruptions and Involvements. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/23/87 Blank on Blank. Performance. Music by Alwin Nikolais 12/23/87 Blank on Blank.