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	Shawm Orchestra of Shepherds	Shawm orchestra of Lineff, Russian	01:59
103	Gurians Recording: Prison Camp, End of the First World War	Chorus in Georgia prison camp	01:38
104	The Lord Has Stolen 10,000 reindeer	Jakov	01:29
105	Spring Song by Two Girls, Invective	Two women from Sintamovy, district Salikamsk	00:57
106	Vedda: Tantine	Rosalasaka	02:29
107	Two Pieces	Hagenbeck's Malabar Troupe	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	Male singer and chorus	02:13
201	Background Music to the Play: Tuan chi chiao tzi	Sheng (mouth organ) from Peking	01:30
202	Ho huan ling: Music from the Emperor's Temples	Flute player Tze-hai	01:59
203	Osazuma	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 - Piece for a Pupuit	Malayan shawm player	02:12
206	Untitled	Bahau Dajak	01:54
207	Song for the Menari	Alfure singer and drummer	02:21
208	Merge Nolo	Chorus of black men of Dampier Land	02:24
209	Male Chorus Songs in Several Voices	Chorus of men in Northese New Guinea (Seleo ner Berlinhafen)	01:47
210	Angi: Love Song to a Married Woman	Ukokia and Vela	01:58
301	Women's Dance Song	Kuratunga	01:38
302	Bank bank moruko - Polyphonic Yodel	Banuni people in the Nasioi language	01:55
303	Atija Iletai - Historical Family Song; Rowing Song	Musicians from Sawaii Island	01:48
304	Eskimo Song	Male singer	01:18
305	War Dance Song	Male singer	01:17
306	Song for the Hand Game: Lehal	Indian musicians living at the Okanagon and Thompson Rivers	02:43
307	Ghost Dance Song	Nathaniel Mannington	01:36
308	Funeral Chant	Male singers	02:08
309	Song for Corn Roasting	Huichol Indians and Cora Indians	02:04
310	Song of Two Women Grating Manioc	Female singers	01:45
311	Two Songs	Tinininsk	01:56
401	Weeping Song	Male singers	01:36
402	Scale, Nine Flutes, Rattles, Drum	Instrumental Music	01:52
403	Drum Communication - Signal Drumming - Talking Drums	Josef Ayisi Ewondo from the clan, Edzo in Cameroun	00:55
404	Funeral Chant - Nkan	Ngi-Nkompfa	02:17
405	Boy's Dance Song	Male singers	02:03
406	Liembaethi	Female and male singers	01:51
407	Belly Dance Song	Sala	02:04
408	Pentateuch (?)	A Catholic Jew from Spain	01:25
409	Rugindir - Festive Chant	Female singers	01:44
410	War Chant of the Elmoran	Members of the Elmoran, the warrior caste of the Masai	02:02
411	Choral Song	Male and female singers	01:44