ETEC 540 Task 8 Golden Record Curation Assignment
Pick 10
The criteria for selection focused on the music's ability to convey the richness of human experience. The final list featured classical pieces, folk music, and a wide variety of genres from different cultures, ensuring a representation of humanity's musical heritage. Notable works included pieces by Bach, and traditional songs from various countries, reflecting the diversity of human expression.
Country of origin | Composition | Artist(s) | Length |
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Germany | Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F. First Movement | Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, conductor | 4:40 |
Java | court gamelan, “Kinds of Flowers” | recorded by Robert Brown | 4:43 |
Australia | Aborigine songs, “Morning Star” and “Devil Bird” | recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes | 1:26 |
Japan | shakuhachi, “Tsuru No Sugomori” (“Crane’s Nest,”) | performed by Goro Yamaguchi | 4:51 |
Austria | Mozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14 | Edda Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor | 2:55 |
Peru | panpipes and drum | collected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima | 0:52 |
Russia | Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance | Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor | 4:35 |
Germany | Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue in C, No.1. | Glenn Gould, piano | 4:48 |
Peru | wedding song | recorded by John Cohen | 0:38 |
United States | “Dark Was the Night” | written and zmmz bjn performed by Blind Willie Johnson | 3:15 |
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