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