history

A recorded excerpt from a World War I History Channel documentary, Promises and Betrayals, which summarizes a secret agreement between England and France to split control over the Middle East in accordance to newly chosen borders. Recorded on a Zoom H4n.

Following the spoken "fire!" command, four successive canon shots can be heard. All four are loud, reverberating bangs, with quick, silent breaks in-between. Recorded from real canons in historic Williamsburg on an IPhone 5.

A college pianist discussing how Bach's affiliation with the church affected his music.