American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Vocalizations

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This sound clip is public domain and may be used without prior permission. If possible, please credit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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The American Goldfinch eats seeds and insects. It takes cover in trees and shrubs and is commonly seen flocking, often assembling on telephone lines. This bird usually nests near water in riparian trees. It breeds from April to July.

The males of this bird are small in size with yellow and black wings, tail, and forehead. The male differs from the Lesser Goldfinch in having a yellow back. The females are a dull yellow-olive color with black wings and wingbars and are difficult to tell from the Lesser Goldfinch.

The American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), also known as the Eastern Goldfinch and Wild Canary, is in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter.

Artist/Composer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Keywords: American Goldfinch; bird call
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-127 Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver VIDEOS

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Mark L. Polansky will command the shuttle Endeavour for STS-127. Douglas G. Hurley will serve as the pilot. Mission specialists are Christopher J. Cassidy, Thomas H. Marshburn, David A. Wolf and Julie Payette, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut.

The mission will deliver Timothy L. Kopra to the station as a flight engineer and science officer and return Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata to Earth. Hurley, Cassidy, Marshburn and Kopra will be making their first trips to space.

Endeavour sets sail on its 23rd mission with the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility and Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section. The facility will provide a type of "front porch" for experiments in the exposed environment, and a robotic arm that will be attached to the Kibo Pressurized Module and used to position experiments outside the station.

The mission will include five spacewalks.

STS-127 is the 29th shuttle mission to the International Space Station.

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Producer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Keywords: Space Shuttle; Endeavour; STS-127; NASA
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

God Save the King

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Title: God save the King. Performer: National Military Band and Peter Dawson. Issue Number/Label: 2438: Edison Blue Amberol Issue Number, Label: 12340: Edison Amberol. Year of Release: [1914]. Audio: Stream cylinder 0469.

Note: Reissue of Edison 4-minute Amberol 12340. Note: Edison Blue Amberol: 2438. Note: Year of release from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.12 (1914). Note: Baritone solo, band accompaniment. Collection Name: Blanche Browning Rich collection.

Composer, Performer: Dawson, Peter, 1882-1961. Composer, Performer: National Military Band (London, England). Subject: National songs--Great Britain. Subject: Band music. Item Location: Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 0469 (Take 1)

The first definitive published version of the present tune appeared in 1744 in Thesaurus Musicus, as a setting of the familiar first verse, and the song was popularised in Scotland and England the following year,

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Artist/Composer: University of California, Santa Barbara
Keywords: England; Edison; God Save the King; National anthem
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Train Crash VIDEO

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Staged exhibition at the California State Fair. Manufactured by the Progressive Film Producing Company of America 234 Eddy street San Francisco. [California State Fair Highlights] (1913).

Spectacular head-on collision between 2 giant locomotives traveling at 90 miles an hour.

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Producer: Progressive Film Producing Company of America
Audio/Visual: Si, B&W
Keywords: Stunts; Safety: Railroad; Transportation: Railroad: Accidents
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

La Marseillaise (Instrumental)

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Title: La Marseillaise [Marseillaise]. Performer: New York Military Band. Issue Number Label: 2439: Edison Blue Amberol. Issue Number/Label: 1145: Edison Amberol. Year of Release: [1914]. Audio: Stream cylinder 0470.

Note: Reissue of Edison 4-minute Amberol 1145. Note: Edison Blue Amberol: 2439. Note: Year of release from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.12 (1914). Collection Name: Blanche Browning Rich collection.

Rouget de Lisle singing the Marseillaise

Composer/Performer: Rouget de Lisle, Claude Joseph, 1760-1836. Composer, Performer: New York Military Band. Subject: National songs--France. Subject: Band music. Item Location: Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 0470 (Copy 1) (Take 1). Item Location: Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 0471 (Copy 2) (Take 2)

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Lyrics: French and English

Allons enfants de la Patrie,	Come, children of the Fatherland,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé !	The day of glory has arrived!
Contre nous de la tyrannie,	Against us tyranny's
L'étendard sanglant est levé, (bis)	bloodied banner is raised, (repeat)
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes	Do you hear in the countryside
Mugir ces féroces soldats ?	The roar of those ferocious soldiers?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras	They come right here into your midst
Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes !	To slit the throats of your sons and wives!
Aux armes, citoyens,	To arms, citizens,
Formez vos bataillons,	Form your battalions,
Marchons, marchons !	Let's march, let's march!
Qu'un sang impur	May a tainted blood
Abreuve nos sillons !	Drench our furrows!
Que veut cette horde d'esclaves,	What does this horde of slaves,
De traîtres, de rois conjurés ?	Of traitors and conspiring kings want?
Pour qui ces ignobles entraves,	For whom are these vile chains,
Ces fers dès longtemps préparés ? (bis)	These long-prepared irons? (repeat)
Français, pour nous, ah ! quel outrage	Frenchmen, for us, ah! What an insult
Quels transports il doit exciter !	What fury it must arouse!
C'est nous qu'on ose méditer	It is we whom they dare plan
De rendre à l'antique esclavage !	To return to the old slavery!
Aux armes, citoyens...	To arms, citizens...
Quoi ! des cohortes étrangères	What! Foreign cohorts
Feraient la loi dans nos foyers !	Would rule our homes!
Quoi ! ces phalanges mercenaires	What! These mercenary phalanxes
Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers ! (bis)	Would cut down our proud warriors! (repeat)
Grand Dieu ! par des mains enchaînées	Great God ! By chained hands
Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient	Our heads would bow under the yoke
De vils despotes deviendraient	Vile despots would become
Les maîtres de nos destinées !	The masters of our destinies!
Aux armes, citoyens...	To arms, citizens...
Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides	Tremble, tyrants and traitors
L'opprobre de tous les partis,	The shame of all good men,
Tremblez ! vos projets parricides	Tremble! Your parricidal schemes
Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix ! (bis)	Will finally receive their just reward! (repeat)
Tout est soldat pour vous combattre,	Against you, we are all soldiers,
S'ils tombent, nos jeunes héros,	If our young heroes fall,
La terre en produit de nouveaux,	The earth will bear new ones,
Contre vous tout prêts à se battre !	Ready to join the fight against you!
Aux armes, citoyens...	To arms, citizens...
Français, en guerriers magnanimes,	Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriors,
Portez ou retenez vos coups !	Bear or hold back your blows!
Épargnez ces tristes victimes,	Spare these sorry victims,
À regret s'armant contre nous. (bis)	Armed against us against their will. (repeat)
Mais ces despotes sanguinaires,	But not these blood-thirsty despots,
Mais ces complices de Bouillé,	These accomplices of Bouillé.
Tous ces tigres qui, sans pitié,	All these tigers who mercilessly
Déchirent le sein de leur mère !	Slash their mother's breast!
Aux armes, citoyens...	To arms, citizens...
Amour sacré de la Patrie,	Sacred patriotic love,
Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs	Lead and support our avenging arms
Liberté, Liberté chérie,	Liberty, cherished liberty,
Combats avec tes défenseurs ! (bis)	Fight back with your defenders! (repeat)
Sous nos drapeaux que la victoire	Under our flags, let victory
Accoure à tes mâles accents,	Hurry to your manly tone,
Que tes ennemis expirants	So that your dying enemies,
Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire !	See your triumph and our glory!
Aux armes, citoyens...	To arms, citizens...
(Couplet des enfants)	(Children's Verse)
Nous entrerons dans la carrière	We shall enter the (military) career
Quand nos aînés n'y seront plus,	When our elders are no longer there,
Nous y trouverons leur poussière	There we shall find their dust
Et la trace de leurs vertus (bis)	And the mark of their virtues (repeat)
Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre	Much less jealous to survive them
Que de partager leur cercueil,	Than to share their coffins,
Nous aurons le sublime orgueil	We shall have the sublime pride
De les venger ou de les suivre	Of avenging or following them
Aux armes, citoyens...	To arms, citizens...

Artist/Composer: University of California, Santa Barbara
Keywords: France; Edison; La Marseillaise; National anthem
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Ice Skating on lake, Central Park VIDEO

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Skating on lake, Central Park / American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1902.

SUMMARY: The view is of a frozen lake in Central Park crowded with ice skaters. The film is of such poor quality that it is difficult to tell if the apparent "snow" is real or just scratches on the film.

The Library is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17, U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the materials in America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915.

Licence: This media file is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published before 1924 are now in the public domain.

NOTES: Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 25Aug1902; H21313. Duration: 0:54 at 15 fps. Camera, Frederick S. Armitage. Photographed February 5, 1900. Location: Central Park, New York, N.Y.

Received: 8/25/02; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection. Received: 1989/90 from UCLA; arch negs; preservation Paper Print Collection. Received: 1991 from LC lab; ref prints, masterpos, and dupe neg; preservation; Paper Print Collection.

MEDIUM: 1 roll (70 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos. REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID: lcmp002 m2a37849 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/lcmp002.m2a37849

Producer: Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Keywords: Ice Skating; skaters; Central Park; New York City
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

O Canada AUDIO

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Title: O Canada. Performer: Irving Gillette [i.e. Henry Burr] and mixed chorus. Issue Number/Label: 2287: Edison Blue Amberol. Year of Release: [1914]. Audio: Stream cylinder 0083.





Note: Edison Blue Amberol: 2287. Note: Year of release from "The Edison Phonograph Monthly," v.12 (1914). Note: Tenor, orchestra accompaniment. Collection Name: Blanche Browning Rich collection.

This file is in the public domain, because the lyrics and melody of the anthem are explicitly declared to be in the public domain by the National Anthem Act of Canada.

Composer/Performer: Lavallée, Calixa, 1842-1891. Composer, Performer: Burr, Henry. Subject: National songs--Canada. Item Location: Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 0083 (Take 1). O Canada is the national anthem of Canada. The song was commissioned by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, the Honourable Théodore Robitaille, for the 1880 St. Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony. Calixa Lavallée wrote the music to a patriotic poem composed by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The text was originally only in French. An English translation of the lyric appeared in 1906, and 1908 Robert Stanley Weir (November 15, 1856 – August 20, 1926) composed an English version.

Sound recordings were not eligible for federal copyright protection until 1972 and recordings made prior to this date are only protected by state and common-law copyright. All Edison cylinders are presumed to be in the public domain as the assets of Edison Records were transferred to the National Park Service, a federal agency.

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Artist/Composer: University of California, Santa Barbara
Keywords: Moses; Edison; O Canada; National anthem
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Oh Jonah! Gospel

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Oh Jonah! PERFORMER(S) Golden Jubilee Quartet, COLLECTED BY
James, Willis Laurence

DATE: 1943 (June-July). FORMAT: Sound Recording. NOTES, GENRE: Gospel. CALL NUMBER: AFS 7045b1. DIGITAL ID: afcftv 7045b1/

Copyright and Other Restrictions: The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17, U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the material in this Collection.

The Prophet Jonah, as depicted by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel

As is often the case with materials collected in the course of ethnographic field research, however, it is difficult or impossible to sufficiently identify specific songs sung by participants which precludes performing a comprehensive assessment of the copyright status of underlying musical rights in lyrics or compositions. Research performed by the staff of the American Folklife Center in anticipation of the release of this Collection in American Memory indicates that the underlying musical works appear to be in the public domain.

The staff of the American Folklife Center encourages the public to contact them regarding the materials in this Collection at: EMAIL: folklife@loc.gov OR Library of Congress. American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Avenue, SE. Washington, D.C. 20540-4610 Credit Line: Now What a Time: Blues, Gospel and the Fort Valley Music Festivals (1938 - 1943). Library of Congress, American Folklife Center.

"Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 consists of approximately one hundred sound recordings, primarily blues and gospel songs, and related documentation from the folk festival at Fort Valley State College (now Fort Valley State University), Fort Valley, Georgia. The documentation was created by John Wesley Work III in 1941 and by Lewis Jones and Willis Laurence James in March, June, and July 1943.

Also included are recordings made in Tennessee and Alabama (including six Sacred Harp songs) by John Work between September 1938 and 1941. These recording projects were supported by the Library of Congress's Archive of American Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center). Song lists made by the collectors, correspondence with the Archive about the trips, and a special issue of the Fort Valley State College student newsletter, The Peachite: Festival Number, are also included.

One interesting feature of this collection is the topical rewording of several standard gospel songs to address the wartime concerns of the performers. This online presentation is made possible by the generous support of The Texaco Foundation.

Volcano Lava Churning

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Copyrights and Credits: USGS-authored or produced data and information are considered to be in the U.S. public domain.

U.S. Department of the Interior Disclaime: Information presented on this website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credit is requested. Video Producer, Videographer: Matt Patrick , U.S. Geological Survey.

Title: As the Lava Churns

Description: On June 3, 2009, conditions provided a rare view of active lava churning within Kilauea Volcano's summit vent located in Halema'uma'u Crater. This video (actual speed) shows the surface of the circulating lava, which is about 100 meters (300 feet) below the crater floor, or 180 meters (590 feet) below the camera.

As lava gushes across the opening, its surface is disrupted by waves, splashes, bursting gas bubbles, and spatters of molten rock. It is not known how long these conditions will continue. The lava surface could soon crust over or drop to a lower level— or it could keep going, as shown here, for days, weeks, or months.

For safety reasons, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has closed access to the summit vent, which has erupted explosively numerous times since it opened in March 2008. However, the public can see spectacular views the vent— especially the orange glow it emits after dark— from an overlook at Jaggar Museum or via HVO Webcams.

Location: HI, USA. Date Taken: 6/3/2009. Video Producer, Videographer: Matt Patrick , U.S. Geological Survey

King Cotton

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King Cotton is a military march composed in 1895 by John Philip Sousa, for the Cotton States and International Exposition (1895).

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Performed by The U.S. Marine Corps Band, Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office.

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Artist/Composer: The U.S. Marine Corps Band
Keywords: March, John Philip Sousa, King Cotton
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

William Tell Overture

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William Tell overture - part 2. Performed by: Sodero's Band. Composed by: G. Rossini
Record format: Edison Diamond Disc. Matrix number: 5577-A-7-1. Recording date: 1917
Release number: 80128-L. Release date: March 1914. NPS object catalog number: EDIS 43455

Gioachino Rossini

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Artist/Composer: Edison National Historic Site
Keywords: William Tell Overture; Gioachino Rossini; opera
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

eastern American toad (Bufo americanus americanus) AUDIO

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Photograph and sound recording produced by the US Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center.

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Artist/Composer: U.S. Geological Survey
Keywords: eastern American toad; Bufo americanus americanus
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Forbidden Planet trailer (1956)

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Trailers for movies released before 1964 are in the Public Domain because they were never separately copyrighted. The law at the time granted the owner 28 years to file a copyright registration.

The trailer is published (run in a theater) before the movie itself is published. Thus, the trailer requires a separate copyright, and the scenes contained in the trailer are in Public Domain.

This movie is part of the collection: SabuCat Movie Trailers

Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Producer: Nicholas Nayfack
Production Company: MGM
Audio/Visual: Mono, Eastman Color
Language: English
Keywords: Sci-Fi; Thriller; Robot
Creative Commons license: Public Domain.

Reveille Bugle Call AUDIO

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Signals the troops to awaken for morning roll call. Used to accompany the raising of the National Colors. The name comes from the French word for "wake up".

The time varies from base to base. On U.S. Army posts, the flag is raised while Reveille is played (on board U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard facilities, the flag is generally raised at 0800 while the National Anthem or the bugle call "To the Colors" is played). As it is played uniformed personnel are required to come to attention and present a salute either to the flag or in the direction of the music if the flag is not visible.



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Keywords: Reveille; Bugle Call
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American bullfrog Calls (Rana catesbeiana) AUDIO

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Photograph and sound recording produced by the US Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center.

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Artist/Composer: U.S. Geological Survey
Keywords: American bullfrog; calls
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Go down Moses Let My People Go

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Title: Go down, Moses. Performer: Reed Miller and chorus. Issue Number/Label: 3574: Edison Blue Amberol. Issue Number/Label: 6028: Edison Record. Year of Release: [1918]. Audio: Stream cylinder 7380:

Note: Dubbed from Edison Diamond Disc matrix 6028. Note: Year of release from "Edison Blue Amberol Recordings" by R. Dethlefson, v.2 (1981). Note: Edison Blue Amberol: 3574. Note: Tenor solo and chorus, orchestra accompaniment.

Composer, Performer: Burleigh, H. T. (Harry Thacker), 1866-1949. Compose, /Performer: Miller, Reed, 1880-1923. Subject: Sacred songs. Subject: Spirituals (Songs) Subject: Choruses with orchestra. Item Location: Special Coll., Performing Arts - Cylinder 7380 (Take 3)

Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project, University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections.

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Artist/Composer: University of California, Santa Barbara
Keywords: Moses; Edison; Spirituals
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Back Home Again in Indiana

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Indiana / James F. Hanley ; [performed by] Homestead Trio ; [words by Ballard MacDonald].

Back Home Again in Indiana 1917 sheet music cover

Hanley, James F. 1892-1942. (James Frederick), CREATED, PUBLISHED Orange, N.J. : Edison, 1917. NOTES Copyright: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., 1917. Coupling date: 5/11/1917. Cutout date: 10/31/1929. On label: female voices with orchestra. With (reverse side): Can't yo' heah me callin', Caroline? / Vernon Dalhart. MEDIUM, 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. CALL NUMBER Edison Diamond Disc 80334-L, REPOSITORY, Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID. edrs 80334l.

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Lyrics: Per the original 1917 publication

I have always been a wand'rer
Over land and sea
Yet a moonbeam on the water
Casts a spell o'er me
A vision fair I see
Again I seem to be

Back home again in Indiana,
And it seems that I can see
The gleaming candlelight, still shining bright,
Through the sycamores for me.
The new-mown hay sends all its fragrance
From the fields I used to roam.
When I dream about the moonlight on the Wabash,
Then I long for my Indiana home.

Fancy paints on mem'ry's canvas
Scenes that we hold dear
We recall them in days after
Clearly they appear
And often times I see
A scene that's dear to me

(repeat chorus)

Artist/Composer: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division
Keywords: Indiana; Edison
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Ride of the Valkyries AUDIO

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Ride of the Valkyries - from "Die Valkyrie". Performed by: American Symphony Orchestra, Composed by: Richard Wagner (22 May 1813, Leipzig, Germany – 13 February 1883, Venice, Italy). Record format: Edison Diamond Disc. Matrix number: 7846-B-1-6. Recording date: 1921. Release number: 80638-R. Release date: December 1921
NPS object catalog number: EDIS 41877.

Arthur Rackham's illustration to the Ride of the Valkyries

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Artist/Composer: Edison National Historic Site
Keywords: Valkyries; Richard Wagner; Die Walküre; Grand Opera
Creative Commons license: Public Domain

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Vocalizations

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The primary song of ALL Willow Flycatchers (of every subspecies) is referred to as fitz-bew. Fitz-bews can sound differently based on subspecies and geographic area (i.e., where in the U.S.), and can even be slightly different from one bird to another. However, although song pitch and length may vary somewhat, the basic song pattern is the same. Notice that a "breet" call is sometimes given between fitz-bews. Other vocalizations given on the breeding grounds include whitts (frequently used as an alarm call), brrr-kitters (an interaction call among flycatchers), and wee-os. All of these vocalizations can occur in combination, especially when a territorial flycatcher is agitated by an intruding flycatcher, a predator, or a cowbird.

Artist/Composer: U.S. Geological Survey
Keywords: Willow Flycatcher; Vocalizations; song; USGS
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic

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Title, The battle hymn of the republic [sound recording]. Composer, William Steffe. Arranger(s), Wilhousky. Performing Ensemble, U.S. Army Band. Lyricist, Julia Ward Howe. Publisher(s), U.S. Army Band. Form, sound recording.

"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is an American abolitionist song, the tune was written around 1855 by William Steffe (1830-1890), the lyrics were written by Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) in November 1861 and first published in The Atlantic Monthly on 1 February 1862, that became popular during the American Civil War.

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Artist/Composer: U.S. Army Band
Keywords: battle hymn of the republic; Civil War; abolitionist; Julia Ward Howe
Creative Commons license: Public Domain