This photo shows a recording of “whistlers with orchestra” labeled in Russian, reproduced in Germany in English, sort of. Follow the link to hear this scholarly treasure and see more detail about it: [Source: Russian-Records.com]
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Strained moon sound on a distant night
This recording, from about the year 1860, of Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville singing “Au Clair de la Lune” is now but a ghost of whatever it sounded like as the song left the man’s mouth. Think of it, if you like, as a song attempted on a distant night about a moon that maybe have […]