Sound and Science

Slavery and the Slave Trade in Africa

This text presents Stanley’s account of the African slave trade with the intention of encouraging abolitionist support.

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Ivory, the Pearl of the Forest

In this text, Moore outlines the role of the ivory trade in the production of pianos and addresses its historical links with slavery.  [...]

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Casavant organ demonstrator

Description This is a demonstration pipe organ made by a well-known Quebec company, Casavant Frères. It was most likely obtained by the Physics department around 1925, when  [...]

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First rehearsal with vocal ensemble and Arciorgano

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Descrizione dell’arciograno

Loose paper in large sheet format, printed on one side only, without any superscription, but with the following date at the bottom: In Venetia, after Nicolo  [...]

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Organ at the Frauenkirche in Bressanone (Brixen), Italy

Seventeenth-century Daniel Herz Organ at Frauenkirche in Bressanone / Brixen. The upper keyboard contains 17 notes per octave (except for the lowest octave, which contains 10  [...]

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Chain of pure major 3rds & Quarter-tone between D♯ and E♭

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Schriften über musikalische und physikalische Tonmessung und Orgelstimmung und deren Anwendung  [...]

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