Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2002

Music of El Dorado: The Ethnomusicology of Ancient South American Cultures


Audio Examples to Accompany Book
Track 01.
Demonstration of fingering methodology for tubular flutes, performed on three Tairona ceramic sausage-shaped tubular duct flutes with four fingerholes each. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.9).
Track 02.
Nasca human (?) bone tubular notch flute. Olsen Collection (see Figure 3.2a).
Track 03.
First demonstration on Nasca human (?) bone tubular notch flute (pitches produced with a Western fingering method). UCLA Collection (see Figure 3.1b).
Track 04.
Second demonstration on same Nasca human (?) bone tubular notch flute (pitches produced with a Q'ero fingering method). UCLA Collection (see Figure 3.1b).
Track 05.
Nasca bird (?) bone tubular notch flute. UCLA Collection (see Figure 3.1a).
Track 06.
Nasca bird (?) bone tubular notch flute. Olsen Collection (see Figure 3.2b).
Track 07.
Nasca camelid (llama?) bone tubular notch flute with internal diaphragm. UCLA Collection (see Figure 3.1c).
Track 08.
Chancay cane tubular notch flute. Olsen Collection (see Figure 3.2c).
Track 09.
Early period Nasca ceramic panpipe. UCLA Collection (see Figure 4.1).
Track 10.
Nasca ceramic panpipe. DeLaney Collection (see Figure 4.2).
Track 11.
Tairona ceramic two-duct/two-chamber globular/tubular duct flute (one fingerhole per chamber) in shape of a two-headed snake. Cano Collection (see Figure 5.1).
Track 12.
Tairona ceramic three-duct/three-chamber globular duct flute in shape of a jaguar god/man. Museo del Oro, Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia (see Figure 5.2). Three musical demonstrations: (a) left and middle chambers; (b) right and middle chambers; (c) all three chambers with steady air pressure; (d) all three with varying air pressure.
Track 13.
Tairona small ceramic three-duct/three-chamber globular duct flute in shape of a jaguar god/man. Museo del Oro, Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia.
Track 14.
Nasca ceramic two-duct/one-chamber globular duct flute in shape of a seated bird. UCLA Collection (see Figure 5.3). Two musical demonstrations: (a) Two pitches produced by closing each window; (b) improvisation of two pitches with difference tones.
Track 15.
Nasca ceramic two-duct/one-chamber globular duct flute in shape of a human head. UCLA Collection (see Figure 5.4).
Track 16.
Nasca ceramic two-duct/one-chamber globular duct flute in shape of a human head. UCLA Collection.
Track 17.
Moche ceramic two-duct/two-chamber globular duct flute in shape of two owls. Calderón Collection. Four musical demonstrations: (a) both chambers together, (b) left chamber (with head), (c) right chamber, and (d) together.
Track 18.
Moche ceramic two-duct/one-chamber tubular duct flute. Calderón Collection (see Figure 5.5). Four musical demonstrations: (a) both chambers together, (b) left chamber, (c) right chamber, and (d) together.
Track 19.
Chancay ceramic globular duct flute/container rattle in shape of a dog, fox, or guinea pig (cuy). UCLA Collection (see Figure 5.9).
Track 20.
Chancay ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a small bird. UCLA Collection.
Track 21.
Moche ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a pinto bird (like a hummingbird). Calderón Collection (see Figure 5.10).
Track 22.
Moche ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a sleeping pelican. Calderón Collection (see Figure 5.11).
Track 23.
Moche ceramic globular cross-blown flute in convex crescent shape. UCLA Collection (see Figure 5.12).
Track 24.
Moche ceramic globular cross-blown flute in concave crescent shape. UCLA Collection (see Figure 5.13).
Track 25.
Moche ceramic globular cross-blown flute in ovoid shape. Olsen Collection; gift from Eduardo Calderón (see Figure 5.14). Performed by Eduardo Calderón (see Figure 5.8).
Track 26.
Moche ceramic globular cross-blown flute in ovoid shape. Performed by Eduardo Calderón during 1974 interview (first short demonstration).
Track 27.
Moche ceramic globular cross-blown flute in ovoid shape. Performed by Eduardo Calderón during 1974 interview (second short demonstration).
Track 28.
Moche ceramic globular cross-blown flute in ovoid shape. Performed by Eduardo Calderón during 1974 interview (third short demonstration).
Track 29.
Moche ceramic globular cross-blown flute in ovoid shape. Performed by Eduardo Calderón during 1974 interview (fourth short demonstration).
Track 30.
Moche ceramic whistling pot with head of large-beaked bird. UCLA Collection (see Figure 6.1). Blown into.
Track 31.
Chimu ceramic whistling pot with complete small bird. UCLA Collection (see Figure 6.2). Blown into.
Track 32.
Moche ceramic whistling pot with head of large-beaked bird. UCLA Collection (see Figure 6.1). Water sloshed back and forth.
Track 33.
Chimu ceramic whistling pot with complete small bird. UCLA Collection (see Figure 6.2). Water sloshed back and forth.
Track 34.
Moche or Chimu ceramic tubular transverse cross-blown flute. Gassinelli Museum Collection, Peru (see Figure 7.1).
Track 35.
Sinú ceramic tubular (double cone) duct flute with cayman relief. Cano Collection (see Figure 9.1).
Track 36.
Sinú ceramic tubular (double cone) duct flute with cayman relief. Cano Collection (see Figure 9.1).
Track 37.
Sinú ceramic tubular (double cone) duct flute in fish shape. Cano Collection (see Figure 9.2). Four musical demonstrations for flutes from left to right.
Track 38.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a frog or toad. Cano Collection.
Track 39.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a turtle. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.5).
Track 40.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a medium-sized flying bird. Cano Collection.
Track 41.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a large-sized flying bird. Cano Collection.
Track 42.
Three Tairona ceramic globular duct flutes in shape of a standing bird. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.6).
Track 43.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a flying bird-jaguar. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.2).
Track 44.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a human with leaf-nosed bat's head. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.14).
Track 45.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a jaguar. Cano Collection.
Track 46.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a mother opossum with a globular duct flute in shape of a baby opossum on her back. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.4).
Track 47.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a disfigured man. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.15).
Track 48.
Tairona ceramic tubular duct flute in shape of a man. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.7).
Track 49.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a jaguar-man. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.16).
Track 50.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a man sitting on crescent throne. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.10).
Track 51.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a man with a paddle who sits astride a crescent-shaped boat. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.12).
Track 52.
Tairona ceramic globular duct flute in shape of a man sitting on a crescent-shaped throne. Cano Collection (see Figure 10.11).

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