File:Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (excerpt).oga
Handel_-_Israel_in_Egypt,_HWV_54_(excerpt).oga (file size: 2.22 MB, MIME type: application/ogg)
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Summary
This is the earliest known replayed recorded musical group in existence.
Information gathered from the Edison National Historic Site:
On note with cylinder: "A chorus of 4000 voices recorded with phonograph over 100 yards away". Composed by: George Frideric Handel. Conducted by: August Manns. Record format: Edison yellow paraffin cylinder. Recorded by: Col. George Gouraud, foreign sales agent for Thomas Edison. Location: The Crystal Palace, London, England. Recording date: June 29, 1888. ENHS object catalog number: E-2440-20.
DescriptionHandel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54 (excerpt).oga | Excerpt of Israel in Egypt, earliest known music recording (that was intended as a recording) in existence. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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creator QS:P170,Q5538875 |
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Public domain; author died more than 70 years ago |
Licensing
For the composition
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For the Recording
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The assets of Edison Records have been transferred to the National Park Service. These recordings may be considered public domain through the donation (this is unclear), or otherwise orphan works as copyright has not been asserted by the National Park Service or any successors to Edison Records.
Sound recordings that were first published prior to January 1, 1925 are in the public domain in the United States. For Edison Records recordings that were published before 1925 and that do not incorporate preexisting copyrighted material, the template {{PD-US-record-expired}} may be applicable.
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29 June 1888Gregorian
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