RESOUND a QUARTERLY of the Archives of Traditional Music Volume IX, Number 1 January 1990
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RESOUND A QUARTERLY OF THE Archives of Traditional Music Volume IX, Number 1 January 1990 Program From the Director Technology in the Past and in the Present Wednesday, March 21 5:00-8:00 p.m. Registration Ruth M. Stone 8:00 p.m. Opening and Reception Thursday, March 22 On January I, all of the field collections and some 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. commerical recordings held by the Archives of Traditional Session 1: Historical Views on Early Recording Music became a part of the new computerized system of Discussants: Nancy Schmidt and Phyllis Martin, Indiana access to library materials at Indiana University. A University number of computer terminals are now in the Listening Erika Brady, Western Kentucky University, "Looking for Library for patrons to search for materials throughout the the Band: Early Patterns of Response to the University library system, using keyword Boolean Phonograph" strategies as well as more conventional approaches. Philip V. Bohlman and Carolyn S. Johnson, University of Furthermore, if any patron at the Archives or at any of Chicago, "Recording the World's Music in 1893: the I. U. libraries searches for the works of a particular Recreating the Field at Chicago's Columbian individual in the database, she or he will be presented Exposition" with the listings of both printed and recorded materials. Douglas R. Parks, Indiana University, "The Roaming Only a week after the system was operating, a visitor Scout Cylinder Recordings as a Source of Pawnee from Germany who was working in the main library Ethnography" appeared with a list of tapes she wanted to hear which Michael Heisley, Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, she had found through the computer search. Scholars at "Charles F. Lummis: Sound Recordings and the certain universities in the midwest that are part of the Romantic Horizon of Folklore Studies in the CIC consortium should soon have access to our cataloged American Southwest" field recordings as will most universities within the state of Indiana. As in the past, our field collections are part of 2:00-5:00 p.m. the OCLC database. Session 2: Contextual Issues in Field Recording In this issue we bring you news of our upcoming Discussants: J.H. Kwabena Nketia, University of symposium, "A Century of Field Recording," March 21- Pittsburgh and Paul Newman, Indiana University 24. The symposium participants will consider cultural Gerhard Kubik, Vienna, "Field Recording in Africa: The impact issues of early recording, present-day Making of Emically Meaningful Documents" relationships between communities and researchers, and Thomas D. Blakely and Pamela A.R. Blakely, University the impending move to digital recording technology. If of Pennsylvania, "See How She Sings that Song: you are able to join us, please let us know before March Recording and Studying the Interrelation of Visible 2 when our block of rooms at the Indiana Memorial and Audible Signs in African Music Performance" Union must be reserved. We anticipate a small conference Brenda Farnell, Indiana University, "Sound and atmosphere with extended periods available for Movement: Plains Indian Sign Language" discussion of ideas and a group small enough to allow everyone to focus on a single session at anyone time. Evenings will provide opportunities for socializing with 7:00-8:30 p.m. colleagues in a variety of venues: a gourmet dinner at the Roundtable Discussion: The Legacy and Future Direction Story Country Inn in picturesque Brown County, a of Field Recordings reception at the Mathers Museum, and the 1990 Boulton Moderator: Dorothy S. Lee, Indiana University Lecture by Adrienne Kaeppler with a reception to follow Tony Isaacs, Dennis Hastings, J.H. Kwabena Nketia, in the University Club on Saturday, March 24. Gerhard Kubik 8:30-9:30 Reception Friday, March 23 Bloomington, Indiana, is located 50 miles south of 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Indianapolis. There are commuter flights to Bloomington, Session 3: .Recording Processes in Contemporary but the vast majority of visitors to the campus fly directly Communities to Indianapolis and either rent a car or hire a limousine Discussants: Michael Herzfeld and John McDowell, for the remainder of the trip: Classic Touch Limousine Indiana University (812) 339-7269; Indy Connection (800) 950-4848. Hotel Anne Rasmussen, University of California, Los Angeles, reservations can be made by mailing in the card enclosed "Closets, Attics and Basements: Discovering a with this issue. History of Musical Aesthetics in the Personal Since our annual call for readers around the world to Archives of the Arab American Community" become Friends of the Archives through contributions, Gila Flam, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, we have been pleased with the generous response to our "Interpretations of Culture through Collecting Songs request. Please accept our collective appreciation if you from Holocaust Survivors" were one of the donors. Your gifts will make special Andrew Weintraub. Institute of Culture and projects possible at the Archives. Communications, "Sound Documentation of Musics in Hawaii" 1:30-5:00 p.m. Early Field Collections Session 4: Access to and Uses of Field Recordings Discussant: Portia Maultsby, Indiana University Mary E. Russell and Marilyn B. Graf Jennifer Post, Middlebury College, "Recycling Fieldwork" J. Patrick O'Neill, York University, "Cautionary Tales from the First Field Recordings: The Collaboration of J. 1893[?] Franz Boas and John C. Fillmore [?]. Illinois, Walter Fewkes and 'Mr. Phonograph' " Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition, or Fort John Hasse, Smithsonian Institution, "Publishing Field Rupert, British Columbia. Kwakiutl songs: 37 Recordings" cylinders. 54-121-F. Anthony Seeger, Smithsonian Institution, "Getting It ca. 1893-1901 Washington Matthews. Arizona and New Right for the Record: Issues in the Commerical Mexico. Navajo songs, chants and prayers: 76 Release of Field Recordings" cylinders. 54-125-F. 1893[?] and 1930. Franz Boas, Julie Averkieva and John C. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fillmore [?]. Canada, BritisD ColtJmbig, __~ __ _ Session 5: Roundtable: Historical and Current Vancouver Island, and possibly Chicago, World's Perspectives on the Archiving of Sound Recordings Columbian Exposition. Kwakiutl songs: 81 Organizer: Mary Russell, Indiana University cylinders. 54-035-F. 7:00 p.m. Dinner at the Story Inn, Brown County (tickets 1893 [?] or 1930 Franz Boas and John C. Fillmore [?] or in advance) Julie Averkieva. Recorded by Boas either at Fort Rupert, B.C., or with Fillmore in Chicago at the Saturday, March 24 1893 World's Columbian Exposition or with Julie Averkieva in British Columbia, 1930. Kwakiutl 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. songs: 37 cylinders. Session 6: New Directions in Sound Recording 1897 Franz Boas and James Teit. Canada, British Technology Columbia, Spences Bridge. Thompson River Discussant: Ronald Smith, Indiana University Indian songs and prayers: 43 cylinders. Recorded Dietrich Schuller, Phonogramm Archiv, Vienna, "Field for the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. 54-139-F. Recording and Sound Archiving at the Turn of the 1897 George Bird Grinnell. Montana, Piegan Agency. Digital Age" Blackfoot war and hunting songs: 25 cylinders. Richard Blaustein and Tim Stafford, East Tennessee State 54-096-F. University, "From Acetate Disc to Digital Tape: 1897-98 George Bird Grinnell. Montana, Lame Deer. Problems and Prospects" Northern Cheyenne songs and games: 23 Kenneth Ware, Indiana University, "New Directions for cylinders. 54-104-F. Field Recording: Acoustic to Digital Recording" 1898 Carl Lumholtz. Mexico, Tepic and Jalisco[?]. Saturday afternoon and dinner-on yo.ur own Huichol Indian songs and instrumental music: 32 Archives of Traditional Music Tours cylinders. 54-093-F. Mathers Museum Exhibition 1898 Carl Lumholtz. Mexico, Western Sierra Madre. Art Museum Tarahumare Indian songs and instrumental music: 11 cylinders. 54-092-F. 8:00 p.m. 1898 Livingstone Farrand. Washington [Point 1990 Laura Boulton Lecture Grenville?]. Quinault songs: 34 cylinders Adrienne Kaeppler, Smithsonian Institution, "The Look recorded during the Jesup North Pacific of Music, The Sound of Dance: Ethnomusicology as a Expedition. 54-128-F. Visual Art" 1898 Livingstone Farrand. Washington [Point 10:00 p.m. Reception Grenville?]. Quileute songs: 10 cylinders recorded during the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. 54-127-F. 1899 George A. Dorsey. Canada, British Columbia, 1905-08 S.A. Barrett, A. L. Kroeber and Henrietta Hope Island[?]. Kwakiutl songs: 7 cylinders. Kroeber. California, San Francisco and Round 54-0lO-F. Valley Reservation, and Oregon, Klamath 1899 George Bird Grinnell[?] or Edward Henry Reservation. Mohave, Central Porno, Yuki and Harriman[?]. Alaska, [Sitka?]. Tlinget Indian Yurok dance and ceremonial songs: 12 cylinders. songs: 2 cylinders recorded during the Harriman 54-098-F. Expedition to Alaska. 83-908-F. ca. 1905-11 Frank G. Speck, Northeast U.S. or southeast 1900-13 Erich M. von Hornbostel, compiler. An Canada, unspecified locations. Songs of the anthology of music from around the world. Penobscot, Maliset, Micmac, Abenaki, Berlin Phonogramm Archiv Demonstration Pamunkey, Montagnais, Huron, Algonquin, Collection: 120 cylinders. 59-002-F, 83-899-F. Athapascan and Beothuk: 78 cylinders. 60-018-F. 1901-02 Waldemar Bogoras and Waldemar Jochelson. 1906 Constance Goddard DuBois. California, La Jolla, Soviet Union, Siberia, Marinsky Post, Canipo. Luiseilo songs: 39 cylinders recorded Magadanskaya, Kolyma River. Russians, Koryak, during the Ethnological and Archaeological Tungus, Yukaghir, Chukchi and Aivan Eskimo Survey of California conducted by the University music and tales: 136 cylinders recorded during of California, Berkeley. 54-123-F. the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. 54-149-F. 1906 Frederick A. Starr. Congo, various locations 1901-02 Berthold Laufer. China, Shanghai and Peking. along the Kasai and Congo Rivers. Bakuba, Folksongs and music from dramas and shadow Baluba and Bobangi: 18 cylinders. 69-015-F. plays recorded during the Jacob H. Schiff 1906-09 Gilbert L. Wilson. North Dakota[?], unspecified Expedition to China: 400 cylinders. 54-150-F. locations. Hidatsa and Mandan songs: 22 1902 George A. Dorsey and James R. Murie. cylinders.