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First of all, I had no idea that this existed, and now I am telling everyone who will listen about how cool this is. I was incredibly impressed and blown away by the intricacy of the first few “sounds of the Earth” tracks, and the ability for various and wide connections to be made across the universe, should these golden records be scooped up and analyzed by something or someone! I mean, come on- planets are represented mathematically through sound, which can translate to location in the universe… how cool is that!?

The ten songs that I chose are:

• Track 2: Kinds of Flowers
• Track 3: Percussion (Senegal)
• Track 4: Pygmy Girls’ Initiation Song
• Track 6: El Cascabel
• Track 9: Tsuru No Sugomori (Crane’s Nest)
• Track 10: Gavotte en rondeaux
• Track 11: The Magic Flute (Queen of the Night aria)
• Track 17: The Well-Tempered Clavier
• Track 18: Fifth Symphony (First Movement)
• Track 19: Izlel je Delyo Hagdutin

The curators of this record used mathematics to help inform their thinking about what songs to include  (Taylor, 2019). When I curated my list, on the other hand, I used phrases, sounds, and descriptions to guide my choices- I wrote down phrases like sounds familiar but different, magically beautiful, or first full piano track, and adjectives like fun and intriguing. I also chose songs based on various musical genres, making sure to include a variety of different cultures and backgrounds in my list.

References

Taylor, D. (Host). (2019, April 22). Voyager Golden Record (No. 65). [Audio podcast episode]. In Twenty Thousand Hertz. Defacto Sound. https://www.20k.org/episodes/voyagergoldenrecord