KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ World Ear Project: Sounds from Europe

Analog Audio

Event Type

Other Finds

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

WEP.1972.11.06

Program Series

World Ear Project

Program Length

48 min

Dates

1972-11-06 | broadcast
| 1972-11-06 | created

Description

As part of a series of ambient sound broadcasts, Charles Amirkhanian introduces recordings made by he and his wife, Carol Law, in Ravenna, Italy (birds); Northeast France (meadow); Positano, Italy (children); the Grotto dello Smeralda (”Emerald Grotto”) on the Southwest Italian coast; and Essex, England (a visit with composer/artists Harvey Matusow and Annea Lockwood.

Warning: contains some profanity

Genres

Field recordings

Musical Selections

[cuckoo and other birds near Ravenna, Italy] -- [walking in a meadow in Northeast France] -- [children playing and traffic noise in Positano, Italy] -- [boat ride to the Grotto dello Smeralda ] -- [driving around suburban England with Harvey Matusow] -- [visit with Harvey Matusow and Annea Lockwood, April 3, 1972]

Subjects

Field recordings
Birdsongs
Animal sounds
Ambient sounds
Nature sounds
Country sounds
City sounds
Waterfront sounds
Automobile sounds

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Law, Carol
Matusow, Harvey, 1926-
Lockwood, Annea, 1939-