The Demonstration Collection of E.M. von Hornbostel and the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv

Although the study of music as an academic field dates back to antiquity, the field of comparative musicology (or ethnomusicology) came into its own with the advent of recorded sound. The invention of the phonograph in the late 19th century enabled scholars to make field recordings of various ethnic musics. Many of these early field recordings became part of the collection of the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv, now the Ethnomusicology Department at the Museum of Ethnology. This recording, a joint venture of the Museum of Ethnology and Indiana University, features 42 selections from the collection, providing the listener with an audio panorama of global music at the dawn of the recording era. The extensive liner notes, written in English and German, provide detailed background information about each recorded selection.

Track Listing

101	Old Rigi Yodel with Inserted Song	Josef Felder	01:52
102	White Russians, Shawm Orchestra of Shepherds	Shawm orchestra of shepherds	01:59
103	Caucasus, Gurians	Men in a prison camp, Guria, Georgia	01:38
104	The Lord Has Stolen 10,000 Reindeer	Jakov	01:29
105	Spring Song	Two women from Sintamovy, Salikamsk district	00:57
106	Tantine	Rosalasaka	02:29
107	Two Tiktiri Pieces	Snake-charmer from Hyderabad	02:02
108	Thai-oi-kamen (The Sad Departure)	Siamese court orchestra	02:05
109	Pwe / Maung Pathet	Mingala-Aungbyun tribe orchestra	02:08
110	Song of the Rowers on the Dragon Boat	Solo singer and chorus of sailors on the Yangtze River	02:13
201	Background Music to the Play "Tuan chi chiao tzi"	Sheng (mouth organ) player	01:30
202	Ho-huan-ling	Tze-hai, orchestra director of the Empress Dowager, Peking	01:59
203	Osazuma	Theatre musician of the Kawakami Company	02:06
204	Lagu malim di Padang (The Magic Doctor in the Field)	Shaman of the Kubu from Muara Bahar	02:15
205	Piece for a Shawm	Malay double-reed instrument player, Sumatra	02:12
206	Vocal Solo	Bahau Dajak	01:54
207	Kapata (Song) for the Menari (Malayan Dance)	Alfur man, Seram Island	02:21
208	Merge Nolo	Chorus of young Aboriginal people at Beagle Bay Mission, Dampier Land	02:24
209	Men's Chorus Songs in Several Voices	Male chorus, Papua New Guinea	01:47
210	Angi	Vela Ukokia	01:58
301	Women's Dance Song	Kuratunga, a woman from Kabatero	01:38
302	Bank bank moruko / Polyphonic Yodel	Voices in Naasioi language, Papua New Guinea	01:55
303	Atija Iletai / Rowing Song	Singers of Savai'i Island, Samoa	01:48
304	Untitled Song	Inuit singer, Canada	01:18
305	War Dance Song	Cree man singing with drum	01:17
306	Lehal Song	Thompson River Salish (Nlaka'pamux) man	02:43
307	Ghost Dance Song	Nathaniel Mannington	01:36
308	Funeral Chant	Hopi singers	02:08
309	Song for Corn Roasting	Huichol man	02:04
310	Song of Two Women Grating Manioc	Macushi woman singing while grinding manioc	01:45
311	Two Songs	Tinininsk, a Selk'nam (Ona) man	01:56
401	Weeping Song	Two Ewe men	01:36
402	Instrumental Music	Musicians playing flute, rattle, drum, Cameroon	01:52
403	Drum Communication	Josef Ayisi Ewondo	00:55
404	Nkan	Ngi-Nkompfa and chorus	02:17
405	Boys' Dance Song	School boys from the Congo	02:03
406	Liembaethi	Soloist and chorus of the Ngangala tribe	01:51
407	Belly Dance Song	Sala	02:04
408	Pentateuch (?)	A Catholic Jew from Spain	01:25
409	Rugindir (The Running Women)	Abahutu women	01:44
410	War Chant of the Elmoran	Masai singers	02:02
411	Choral Song	Women and girls, Lake Nyasa	01:44