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Re: Music and Sound Recording Before the 20s
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:27 pm
by donnie
This cylinder is in good condition, has great sound for a 1912 recording. This is the same song that Jolson's character as a child sings in The Jazz Singer. I never knew the name of it.
Re: Music and Sound Recording Before the 20s
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:34 pm
by dachshundonstilts
I've loved that song for years, but I know it through the more whimsical Collins & Harlan version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjU5YaUEX8Q
Re: Music and Sound Recording Before the 20s
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 5:16 pm
by Kitty
This one is wayyyy before the 1920s....
I thought you guys may be interested in this ancient hymn to the Hurrian goddess Nikkal. It is the oldest music ever discovered.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxN2VXPMLc&feature=share
Re: Music and Sound Recording Before the 20s
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:10 pm
by donnie
That's quite interesting. I wonder how accurate of a re-creation of the pitches and rhythms this is. They must have some credible way of deciphering whatever system of notation they used.
Re: Music and Sound Recording Before the 20s
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:24 pm
by Kitty
donnie wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:10 pm
That's quite interesting. I wonder how accurate of a re-creation of the pitches and rhythms this is. They must have some credible way of deciphering whatever system of notation they used.
I think it's pretty accurate, though I'm not sure how they know. There were even lyrics to the song, but it is not fully translated.