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
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