[pianotech] Discovery of 1902 family xmas recordings

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David

It was very hard to hear the recordings on my computer. 

Thanks, though for sharing. 

Wim


 



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From: David Boyce <David at piano.plus.com>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wed, Dec 19, 2012 1:23 pm
Subject: [pianotech] Discovery of 1902 family xmas recordings


              Curators at the Mueum of London have found what      is thought to be the first sound recording of a family Christmas      gathering. 
      
      The Wall family made several wax cylinder recordings over a period      of years starting in 1902. They played some on the BBC TV news      tonight. I dont know if you will be able to access and play the      sound recordings on the BBC website in the USA; I hope so. Listen      to the litle seven year old boy singing "The Minstrel Boy" to his      grandfatoher's piano accompaniment in 1904. A nice sonorous piano,      in tune, and listen to the boy's high note at the end. 102 years      ago!  It's very moving, to hear the clarity of the little boy's      voice in this very early recording. It is very rare to have a      recording in this period of a domestic situation.
      
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20772246
      
      The boy singing is the third sound file, near the bottom.
      
 
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