1901

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The information presented here about each recording in this collection comes from minimal original documentation by the collector and from additional research by ATM staff. Use of the recordings in this collection requires permission from the American Museum of Natural History with a description of intended use. Patrons should contact atmusic@indiana.edu for assistance in getting further access to these recordings. These are acoustic recordings made on a cylinder phonograph and they are characterized by the relatively low fidelity and high surface noise typical of this format and recordings of this age. Some recordings in this collection may not appear in the MCO application due to damage that makes them currently unplayable. For more information on damaged recordings, contact the Archives of Traditional Music. The recordings available here are derivatives from stylus-based transfers made in 2017 on the Endpoint Solutions playback machine. Minimal noise reduction and de-clicking have been applied to these derivatives to offer modest improvement to the listening experience without compromising the integrity of the source audio. Some of these recordings are matched pairs made simultaneously by Berthold Laufer in an effort to capture a clear recording of the voice on one cylinder while capturing a clear recording of the instruments on another cylinder.

Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934.; Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of Traditional Music.; American Museum of Natural History.; Jacob H. Schiff Chinese Expedition (1901-1904)

Folk music; Folk songs, Chinese; Shadow shows; Music; Shepherds' songs; Narcotics; Songs and music; Prostitutes; Theater; Incidental music; Love songs, Chinese; A.F.1

China

Archives of Traditional Music - American Museum of Natural History Collections

Archives of Traditional Music

Chinese

400 cylinders : 100 rpm, coarse groove ; 2 1/8 in. x 4 1/4 in. + documentation

Folk-songs and incidental music from dramas and shadow plays.
Sound quality generally fair to good.
Accompanied by brief notes, translations of song titles and references.
Indexed in Indiana University, Bloomington, Archives of Traditional Music, Early Field Recordings (I.U. Press, 1987).
Deposited at the Archives of Traditional Music by the American Museum of Natural History under Option 2.
Local Note
scy 2726--3125; EC 10" 365--386; EC 4874--4920; ATL (old copy) 5339--5350
Performers
Performed by various unidentified native musicians.
Statement of Responsibility
collected by Berthold Laufer.
Contents
Shepherd songs -- Sang yüan hui ; Yu lung hui feng (incidental music) -- Ta shiang shan ; Wei shui ho ; Chan pei yüan (Buddhistic dramas) --Huang hao lou ; Wu-t'ai shan (plays) -- Yeh su Hua-t'ing (shadow play) -- Hsia ch'i ; Shin pi shih hsiang ; Hsüeh je ko ; Tan yin hua ; Kuang hsin k'ai ; Wu ken ling chia ; Hsiao fung niu (songs with lute) -- Shadow play (untitled) --Shih chih hung hsiu hsieh ; Shih yüan shih hen ; Ch'ieh t'iao ts'ao ; Hsiu hua peng (songs with lute) -- Chi nü kao chuang ; P'iao k'o tzu t'an ; Kuo ta yeh k'uang chi nü ; Shih ai mei nü ; Ssu chi ts'ung liang hou hui ; Chih ,'o t'iao ts'ao ; Nan shih ; Shan-hsi wu keng ; T'an shih sheng ; T'an yen hua ; P'iao k'o pei shang ; Nan nü shuang shih ai ; Sa chin shan ; Shu chang t'ai (brothel or prostitute songs) -- Niang nien ch'ih ta yen hsio wu keng (opium songs) --Ho chin wu keng ; Hsia shang pan tzu ch'i ; Chao hua t'ai -- Shan ch'üan chiu tzu t'an (songs with lute)
Venue/Event Date
Recorded by Laufer from 1901-1902 in Peking and Shanghai during the Jacob H. Schiff Expedition to China.

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