possibly ot, but after reading a slashdot article today, i was imagining
a party where the gold records of all of the civilizations that put up
such things are played on futuristic TTs by some transendent ameoba-like
creatures. yep. i'm a wierdo!
earth's playlist:
Music On Voyager Record
* 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
* Senegal, percussion, recorded by Charles Duvelle. 2:08
* Zaire, Pygmy girls' initiation song, recorded by Colin Turnbull.
0:56
* Australia, Aborigine songs, "Morning Star" and "Devil Bird,"
recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes. 1:26
* Mexico, "El Cascabel," performed by Lorenzo Barcelata and the
Mariachi México. 3:14
* "Johnny B. Goode," written and performed by Chuck Berry. 2:38
* New Guinea, men's house song, recorded by Robert MacLennan. 1:20
* Japan, shakuhachi, "Tsuru No Sugomori" ("Crane's Nest,") performed
by Goro Yamaguchi. 4:51
* Bach, "Gavotte en rondeaux" from the Partita No. 3 in E major for
Violin, performed by Arthur Grumiaux. 2:55
* Mozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14. Edda
Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch,
conductor. 2:55
* Georgian S.S.R., chorus, "Tchakrulo," collected by Radio Moscow.
2:18
* Peru, panpipes and drum, collected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima.
0:52
* "Melancholy Blues," performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot
Seven. 3:05
* Azerbaijan S.S.R., bagpipes, recorded by Radio Moscow. 2:30
* Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance, Columbia Symphony
Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor. 4:35
* Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue in C,
No.1. Glenn Gould, piano. 4:48
* Beethoven, Fifth Symphony, First Movement, the Philharmonia
Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, conductor. 7:20
* Bulgaria, "Izlel je Delyo Hagdutin," sung by Valya Balkanska. 4:59
* Navajo Indians, Night Chant, recorded by Willard Rhodes. 0:57
* Holborne, Paueans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs, "The
Fairie Round," performed by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of
London. 1:17
* Solomon Islands, panpipes, collected by the Solomon Islands
Broadcasting Service. 1:12
* Peru, wedding song, recorded by John Cohen. 0:38
* China, ch'in, "Flowing Streams," performed by Kuan P'ing-hu. 7:37
* India, raga, "Jaat Kahan Ho," sung by Surshri Kesar Bai Kerkar.
3:30
* "Dark Was the Night," written and performed by Blind Willie
Johnson. 3:15
* Beethoven, String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130, Cavatina,
performed by Budapest String Quartet. 6:37
source:
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/music.html
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