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Jan 3, 2024 · In the case of ‘Au Clair De La Lune’, the music is unique in being the first song ever recorded and is bound to a technological invention that predates the gramophone by three decades. In March 1857, the French printer, bookseller, and inventor Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville invented the phonautograph.
Aug 14, 2020 · The Hurrian Hymn is History's first Song. Well, the oldest known song. If we're really splitting hairs: the earliest written song that can be reconstructed. ...
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Apr 24, 2020 · 1888: 'The Lost Chord'. This is the earliest recording of music known to exist. In 1888 a recording of Arthur Sullivan's song 'The Lost Chord' was etched onto a phonograph cylinder. Sullivan was astounded at this new technology, but had his reservations too.
Jul 27, 2023 · In 1857, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville invented the Phonautograph. The machine was an attempt to “build an artificial ear”, explains audio historian Patrick Feaster. The device consists of a cone-shaped horn with a diaphragm at one end connected by a manual crank.
Apr 28, 2023 · Some researchers did recognize the potential of phonautography; Rudolph Koenig, a maker of acoustic research instruments, sold a model until 1901, and Alexander Graham Bell used a phonautograph variant to record some vowel sounds in 1874.
Musical ensembles of the period often favored louder instruments such as trumpet, cornet, and trombone; lower-register brass instruments such as the tuba and the euphonium doubled or replaced the double bass, and blocks of wood stood in for bass drums.
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Mar 16, 2008 · George Martin claims to have first heard the song at the George V hotel in Paris in January 1964. Paul said he wanted a one-word title and was considering ‘Yesterday’, except that he thought it was perhaps too corny.
