Stereo Field-recording of a kermis organ in a small German town while a funfair. The recorded selfplaying organ machine was build in 1904 by a Bavarian organ builder. It works with folded papers that have holes to code the music. Outside you see a barocklike design with angels drumming and a moving conductor in the middle etc. Each musical play has always about 6 to 12 music tracks. The music are folksongs or popular music at the beginning of the 20th century. I separated the tracks by cutting and converted them from wav to mp3. The first part of this track I named "Promenade". The second part (where the rhythm changes) has the title "Gluehwuermchen". Its a folksong about a little beetle that glows with its bottom in the dark.
Type
Mp3 (.mp3)
Duration
1:47.742
File size
1.6 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bitrate
128 kbps
Channels
Stereo
Comments
15 years, 7 months ago
This sample was used in soundscape made for small exhibition in Finland.
17 years, 7 months ago
I listen to this recording often and I love the part at the end where the little kid says "whoa".
17 years, 11 months ago
Thanks so much for this sound. I use it to replace the original sound of my video of the Christmas market in my home town, Brussels.
Véro
http://veroeddy.over-blog
18 years ago
Many many thanks for sharing! All three samples are wonderful, but I prefer this one because it sounds so 'belle epoque' and dated. Listening to it is like a journey into the past. But as I listened I was wondering whether these musics really date back to the early years of 20th century. I mean, the Harry Lime theme was composed by Anton Karas in the 40's or 50's. What's your opinion?
