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Music 103: Introduction to Music

Music on the Voyager's Golden Record

  1. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F. First Movement, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, conductor. 4:40
  2. Java, court gamelan, "Puspawarna" ("Kinds of Flowers,") recorded by Robert Brown. 4:43
  3. Senegal, percussion, recorded by Charles Duvelle. 2:08
  4. Zaire, Pygmy girls' initiation song, recorded by Colin Turnbull. 0:56
  5. Australia, Aborigine songs, "Morning Star" and "Devil Bird," recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes. 1:26
  6. Mexico, "El Cascabel," performed by Lorenzo Barcelata and the Mariachi México. 3:14
  7. "Johnny B. Goode," written and performed by Chuck Berry. 2:38
  8. New Guinea, men's house song, recorded by Robert MacLennan. 1:20
  9. Japan, shakuhachi, "Tsuru No Sugomori" ("Crane's Nest,") performed by Goro Yamaguchi. 4:51
  10. Bach, "Gavotte en rondeaux" from the Partita No. 3 in E major for Violin, performed by Arthur Grumiaux. 2:55
  11. Mozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14. Edda Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor. 2:55
  12. Georgian S.S.R., chorus, "Tchakrulo," collected by Radio Moscow. 2:18
  13. Peru, panpipes and drum, collected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima. 0:52
  14. "Melancholy Blues," performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven. 3:05
  15. Azerbaijan S.S.R., bagpipes, recorded by Radio Moscow. 2:30
  16. Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor. 4:35
  17. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue in C, No.1. Glenn Gould, piano. 4:48
  18. Beethoven, Fifth Symphony, First Movement, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, conductor. 7:20
  19. Bulgaria, "Izlel je Delyo Hagdutin," sung by Valya Balkanska. 4:59
  20. Navajo Indians, Night Chant, recorded by Willard Rhodes. 0:57
  21. Holborne, Paueans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs, "The Fairie Round," performed by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London. 1:17
  22. Solomon Islands, panpipes, collected by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service. 1:12
  23. Peru, wedding song, recorded by John Cohen. 0:38
  24. China, ch'in, "Flowing Streams," performed by Kuan P'ing-hu. 7:37
  25. India, raga, "Jaat Kahan Ho," sung by Surshri Kesar Bai Kerkar. 3:30
  26. "Dark Was the Night," written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson. 3:15
  27. Beethoven, String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130, Cavatina, performed by Budapest String Quartet. 6:37

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