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Lustiges deutsch

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Subject Languages: 
German
Primary Languages: 
German
Languages: 
German
Locations: 
Germany
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Native speaker reads humorous stories: "Der kluge Rechtsanwalt", "Der unzufriedene Gast", "Hilfsbereit-Unnötig-Der Esel", and "Das Ende-Der kluge Dachshund"”
Collection Technical Notes: 
This disc is identified as "E.F. Sprechplattte No. 2A" and 2B. Dr. Milton Cowan of the University of Iowa oversaw the making of the recording. (Clarence E. Parmenter Collection)
Contributor: 
Funke, Erich
Cowan, Milton, supervisor of recording

Althochdeutsch [selected texts]

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Subject Languages: 
Old High German (ca. 750-1050)
Languages: 
Old High German (ca. 750-1050)
Locations: 
Germany
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Native German speaker (male) interprets texts from Old High German: Das Hildebrandslied, Merseburger Zaubersprüche, Wessobrunner Gebet, Aus Muspilli, Aus Otfrid.
Collection Technical Notes: 
This disc is identified as "E.F. Sprechplatte No. 10". Dr. Milton Cowan of the University of Iowa oversaw the making of the recording. (Clarence E. Parmenter Collection) WAVE file is now converted to an MP3.
Contributor: 
Funke, Erich
Milton Cowan, supervisor of recording

Pronunciation of famous Lieder

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Subject Languages: 
German
Primary Languages: 
English
Languages: 
German
English
Locations: 
Germany
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Prof. Funke reads each Lied fluently, except for the Schumann setting of “Mondnacht”, which he reads with pauses. Disc 5L: A. Important German Sounds; B. Schumann: Mondnacht (Eichendorff) [and] Schubert: Ueber allen Gipfel is Ruh (Goethe); Disc 6L: A.Bach: Mein glaübiges [Herz]; Mozart: Des Veilchen (Goethe); Beethoven: Freudvoll und leidvoll (Goethe); Schubert: Du bist die Ruh; B. Schumann: Ich grolle nicht (Heine); Brahms: Wiegenlied (Simrock); Wolf: Gesang Weylas (Mörike) [and] R. Strauss: Traum durch die Dämmerung (Bierbaum)
Collection Technical Notes: 
Dr. Milton Cowan of the University of Iowa oversaw the making of these recordings. Note: These discs cannot now be played since the spindle holes are to narrow. (Clarence E. Parmenter Collection)
Contributor: 
Funke, Erich
Milton Cowan, supervisor of recording

Language phone method: Advanced Italian

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Subject Languages: 
Italian
Primary Languages: 
English
Languages: 
Italian
English
Locations: 
Italy
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Course consists entirely of excerpts from Italian literature, read by Francesco Panciatichi of the University of Bologna.
Collection Technical Notes: 
This is an album of five 78 rpm discs on the "Language Phone New Process Super Record" label. This is a product of Funk & Wagnalls Company (New York). Freehand notation on the inside front cover of the album lists the title of works read on each side. (Clarence E. Parmenter Collection)
Contributor: 
Panciatichi, Francesco

Excerpts from Dante’s Divine Comedy

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Primary Languages: 
Italian
Languages: 
Italian
Locations: 
Italy
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
1) “La beffa ai diavoli” (from the Inferno, Canto 22); 2) “Episodio di Ulisse” (from the Inferno, Canto 26); 3) “La preghiera alla Vergine” (from the Paradiso, Canto 38); 4) “Buonconte e la pia” (from the Paradiso, Canto 5)
Collection Technical Notes: 
Discs are of the “Disco ‘Grammofono’ ” brand with the catalog nos. R6937 and R6935. (Clarence E. Parmenter Collection) (It sounds as if these could be acoustic recordings.)
Contributor: 
Pastonchi, Francesco

Italiano - I suoni

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Subject Languages: 
Italian
Primary Languages: 
Italian
Languages: 
Italian
Locations: 
Italy
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Collection Technical Notes: 
(Clarence E. Parmenter Collection)
Contributor: 
Pellizzi, [Dottore] C.

Two soliloquies from Shakespeare, dramatized by John Barrymore

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Primary Languages: 
English
Languages: 
English
Locations: 
United States
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Barrymore dramatizes two soliloquies from Shakespeare--one from Hamlet, one from Henry IV, Part 3. An orchestral musical passage opens each recording.
Collection Technical Notes: 
Phonograph record is the 12-inch, 78 rpm, monophonic lacquer Victrola disc, cat. nos. 6827A and 6827B. (Clarence E. Parmenter Collection) WAVE file is now converted to an MP3.
Contributor: 
Barrymore, John

Al-kitaab fii Tacallum al-cArabiyya: A texbook for Arabic, Part two

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Subject Languages: 
Standard Arabic
Languages: 
Standard Arabic
Locations: 
Saudi Arabia
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Collection Technical Notes: 
Contributor: 
Unnamed

Alif baa: Introduction to Arabic letters and sounds

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By Request
Subject Languages: 
Standard Arabic
Languages: 
Standard Arabic
Locations: 
Saudi Arabia
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Collection Technical Notes: 
Contributor: 
Unnamed

Armenian (Eastern) (Pimsleur Language Programs)

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Locations: 
Armenia
Collection Descriptive Notes: 
Every unit begins with a conversation in Armenian. Then a man speaking English puts English words and phrases to two native speakers (male and female) who supply the Armenian equivalents (pronounced twice). (No text was supplied by the donor of the tapes.)
Collection Technical Notes: 
Masters are the cassettes from the publisher, Pimsleur Language Programs, a subsidiary of Simon and Schuster. They have been digitized in order to give the DMA a representation of this language. The WAVE files are now converted to MP3s.
Contributor: 
Unnamed