06 October 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 52 (1994)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 52 (1994 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigor of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 52
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1А в России
And in Russia
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
2Among the StarsMike Pinder1994
3Fly Me to the MoonAntonio Carlos Jobim and Frank Sinatra1994
4Буран-блюз
The Buran Blues
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
5Life Forms [Star Trek: Generations]Brent Spiner1994
6SatelliteDelta 721994
7Звездоград
Star City
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
8STS-60 - LaunchMission Audio1994
9STS-60 - LandingMission Audio1994
10F=GmMmoon/r^2Man or Astro-Man?1994
11Звёздный вальс
Stellar Waltz
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
12Astronauta
Astronaut
Gabriel O Pensador1994
13Space CowboyJamiroquai1994
14На Канаверале мысе...
At Cape Canaveral…
Игорь Чижик
Igor' Chizhik
1994
15Fly Me to the MoonPocket Big Band1994
16PolarisMan or Astro-Man?1994

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