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Golden Record Sounds and Music

Sounds of Earth

The following is a listing of sounds electronically placed onboard the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.

Music from Earth

The following music was included on the Voyager record.

Country of originCompositionArtist(s)Length
GermanyBach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F. First MovementMunich Bach Orchestra, Karl Richter, conductor4:40
Javacourt gamelan, “Kinds of Flowers”recorded by Robert Brown4:43
Senegalpercussionrecorded by Charles Duvelle2:08
ZairePygmy girls’ initiation songrecorded by Colin Turnbull0:56
AustraliaAborigine songs, “Morning Star” and “Devil Bird”recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes1:26
Mexico“El Cascabel”performed by Lorenzo Barcelata and the Mariachi México3:14
United States“Johnny B. Goode”written and performed by Chuck Berry2:38
New Guineamen’s house songrecorded by Robert MacLennan1:20
Japanshakuhachi, “Tsuru No Sugomori” (“Crane’s Nest,”) performed by Goro Yamaguchi4:51
GermanyBach, “Gavotte en rondeaux” from the Partita No. 3 in E major for Violinperformed by Arthur Grumiaux2:55
AustriaMozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14Edda Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor2:55
GeorgiaGeorgian S.S.R., chorus, “Tchakrulo”collected by Radio Moscow2:18
Perupanpipes and drumcollected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima0:52
United States“Melancholy Blues” performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven3:05
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan S.S.R., bagpipesrecorded by Radio Moscow2:30
RussiaStravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor4:35
GermanyBach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue in C, No.1.Glenn Gould, piano4:48
GermanyBeethoven, Fifth Symphony, First Movementthe Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, conductor7:20
Bulgaria“Izlel je Delyo Hagdutin”sung by Valya Balkanska4:59
United StatesNavajo Indians, Night Chantrecorded by Willard Rhodes0:57
United KingdomHolborne, Paueans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs, “The Fairie Round”performed by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London1:17
Solomon Islandspanpipescollected by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service1:12
Peruwedding songrecorded by John Cohen0:38
Chinach’in, “Flowing Streams”performed by Kuan P’ing-hu7:37
Indiaraga, “Jaat Kahan Ho”sung by Surshri Kesar Bai Kerkar3:30
United States“Dark Was the Night”written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson3:15
GermanyBeethoven, String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130, Cavatinaperformed by Budapest String Quartet6:37
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