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

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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.

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101	Old Rigi Yodel with Inserted Song	Josef Felder	1:52
102	Shawm Orchestra of Shepherds	Shawm orchestra of Lineff, Russian	1:59
103	Gurians Recording: Prison Camp, End of the First World War	Chorus in Georgia prison camp	1:38
104	The Lord Has Stolen 10,000 reindeer	Jakov	1:29
105	Spring Song by Two Girls, Invective	Two women from Sintamovy, district Salikamsk	0:57
106	Vedda: Tantine	Rosalasaka	2:29
107	Two Pieces	Hagenbeck's Malabar Troupe	2:02
108	Thai oi kamen - The Sad Departure	Siamese court orchestra	2:05
109	Pwe, Maung pathet	Mingala-Aungbyun tribe orchestra	2:08
110	Song of the Rowers on the Dragon Boat	Male singer and chorus	2:13
201	Background Music to the Play: Tuan chi chiao tzi	Sheng (mouth organ) from Peking	1:30
202	Ho huan ling: Music from the Emperor's Temples	Flute player Tze-hai	1:59
203	Osazuma	Kawakami Company	2:06
204	Lagu malim di Padang - The Magic Doctor in the Field	Shaman of the Kubu from Muara Bahar	2:15
205	Piece for a Shawm - Piece for a Pupuit	Malayan shawm player	2:12
206	Untitled	Bahau Dajak	1:54
207	Song for the Menari	Alfure singer and drummer	2:21
208	Merge Nolo	Chorus of black men of Dampier Land	2:24
209	Male Chorus Songs in Several Voices	Chorus of men in Northese New Guinea (Seleo ner Berlinhafen)	1:47
210	Angi: Love Song to a Married Woman	Ukokia and Vela	1:58
301	Women's Dance Song	Kuratunga	1:38
302	Bank bank moruko - Polyphonic Yodel	Banuni people in the Nasioi language	1:55
303	Atija Iletai - Historical Family Song; Rowing Song	Musicians from Sawaii Island	1:48
304	Eskimo Song	Male singer	1:18
305	War Dance Song	Male singer	1:17
306	Song for the Hand Game: Lehal	Indian musicians living at the Okanagon and Thompson Rivers	2:43
307	Ghost Dance Song	Nathaniel Mannington	1:36
308	Funeral Chant	Male singers	2:08
309	Song for Corn Roasting	Huichol Indians and Cora Indians	2:04
310	Song of Two Women Grating Manioc	Female singers	1:45
311	Two Songs	Tinininsk	1:56
401	Weeping Song	Male singers	1:36
402	Scale, Nine Flutes, Rattles, Drum	Instrumental Music	1:52
403	Drum Communication - Signal Drumming - Talking Drums	Josef Ayisi Ewondo from the clan, Edzo in Cameroun	0:55
404	Funeral Chant - Nkan	Ngi-Nkompfa	2:17
405	Boy's Dance Song	Male singers	2:03
406	Liembaethi	Female and male singers	1:51
407	Belly Dance Song	Sala	2:04
408	Pentateuch (?)	A Catholic Jew from Spain	1:25
409	Rugindir - Festive Chant	Female singers	1:44
410	War Chant of the Elmoran	Members of the Elmoran, the warrior caste of the Masai	2:02
411	Choral Song	Male and female singers	1:44

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