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Cylinder recordings, 1910 - 1911

 Series
Identifier: AMPS 2022/54. Series 3

Scope and Contents

Comprises 3 open reel tape copies of wax cylinder recordings made in German Samoa (independent Samoa today) from 1910-1911, and copied by Richard Moyle. The first File in the series includes 32 tracks made by Alfred Theodor Leber (1881–1954). The second File in the series includes 6 tracks made by Wilhelm Solf (1862–1936).

Copies of the cylinder recordings were obtained by Richard Moyle from Archiv für Musikwissenschaft (The Archive for Musicology) in the late 1960s. The original cylinders and documentation are held in the Archiv für Musikwissenschaft.

Dates

  • 1910 - 1911

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 2.5 metres (Includes 119 open reel tapes, 7 compact discs, 6 sound discs, 1 Digital Audio Tape)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Samoan

Repository Details

Part of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, University of Auckland Repository

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