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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121219/5e1d139b/attachment.htm>
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