• 3 years ago
• Posted in:ETEC 540, Weekly Assignments
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• Author: chowey

1. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F. First Movement, Munich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, conductor. 4:40
2. Senegal, percussion, recorded by Charles Duvelle. 2:08
3. Mexico, “El Cascabel,” performed by Lorenzo Barcelata and the Mariachi México. 3:14
4. Peru, panpipes and drum, collected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima. 0:52
5. “Melancholy Blues,” performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven. 3:05
6. Azerbaijan S.S.R., bagpipes, recorded by Radio Moscow. 2:30
7. Beethoven, Fifth Symphony, First Movement, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, conductor. 7:20
8. Navajo Indians, Night Chant, recorded by Willard Rhodes. 0:57
9. China, ch’in, “Flowing Streams,” performed by Kuan P’ing-hu. 7:37
10. India, raga, “Jaat Kahan Ho,” sung by Surshri Kesar Bai Kerkar. 3:30

Parameters and criteria

Since there was already considerable thought given by the original curators to the inclusion of a wide variety of human diversity and cultures I initially decided to focus on curating based on a range of instrument types, global representation and musical styles/genres. I considered that human voices were already included in the greetings so I was less concerned that they were included in my selections. But as I am not a music expert (my tastes are far more mainstream) ultimately my preferences played a part in my selections with my bias for certain types of music determining which songs made the final cut. Typically if a song brought forward a clear emotional response that was not solely negative and triggered a memory or created a strong sense of place it was chosen (as long as it still met my guiding parameters and criteria). Ultimately I feel that my 10 selected songs maintained an acceptable variety of time periods, diversity in instruments and styles representing an array of human culture but I recognize how my positionality influenced my selections.