83 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "Featured Sounds On Wikipedia"

w:Fairest of the Fair

A romanized version of "w:Arirang", an unofficial national anthem of Korea.

Bartók's Sonatina.

A romanized version of "w:Arirang", an unofficial national anthem of Korea, with string accompaniment.

Drum Cadence B performed by the United States Navy Band

Serenade for Strings by w:Edward Elgar

Drum Cadence A performed by the United States Navy Band

Four Flams (see w:Flam) performed by the United States Navy Band

Recording of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag

w:Ave Maria, performed by The w:United States Navy Band's Sea Chanters ensemble

Chegou a hora da fogueira, performed by Carmen Miranda and Mário Reis

Wax cylinder recording of a song of the "ujangong" mask dance of Papua New Guinea. Recorded by Rudolf Pöch (1870-1921), saved in the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv.

Richard Strauss' Burleske (1886), performed by Neal O'Doan with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra in 1991. Conducted by Nico Snel.[1]

w:Arthur Sullivan's w:Overture di Ballo, Overtures (1991, track 7)

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36. 4th movement "Finale: Allegro con fuoco (F major)".

An instrumental U.S. recording of "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", the Dutch national anthem.

Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39.

Le régiment de Sambre et Meuse (circa 1870), sung by Pierre d'Assy (1872 — 1911) Lyrics: fr:Régiment_de_Sambre-et-Meuse

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101.

32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80.

Part 1 of the First Suite of Ottorino Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, entitled Balletto, “Il Conte Orlando”. Performed by the Marine Band on April 11, 2010, at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Va.

God Defend New Zealand, the national anthem of New Zealand.

Por Una Cabeza, Tango by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera. Sung by Carlos Gardel.

A United States Navy Band performance of «Oh! Susanna» arranged by Senior Chief Musician Ralph Martino, Cimarron Music Press Українська: «О! Сусанна» композитора Стівена Фостера у виконанні групи ВМС США.

Composer: Dieterich Buxtehude Title: Was frag ich nach der Welt BuxWV: 104 Type of composition: Sacred Cantata

The second movement of Maurice Ravel's String Quartet, played by string players of the United States Army Band

Pleurez, pleurez, mes yeux from Jules Massenet's Le Cid (1885) sung by Marguerita Sylva for Edison Records in 1910. This recording is Edison Amberol #40021.

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101, Movement II: Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia) Klaviersonate Nr. 28, 2. Satz

Pasquale Amato's 1911 rendition of the "Toreador Song" from Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen (1875) This is Victor Matrix C-11213-1, recorded in Camden, New Jersey, on 11 September 1911, and released on a variety of labels

John Philip Sousa's 1899 composition, "Hands Across the Sea", being performed by the United States Navy Band.

Taps played on the bugle by a member of the U.S. Army Band. It is played by the U.S. military nightly to indicate that it is "lights out". Taps became an official component of military funerals in 1874. The song accompanies a funeral procession at Arlington National Cemetery, and is generally present at most funerals.

President Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Day message to joint session of Congress asking for a declaration of war with Japan. "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played on this recording after the speech. NARA claims the entire speech to be "Unrestricted"

Ombra mai fu from Handel's 1738 opera Serse (a.k.a. Xerxes), sung by Enrico Caruso. Recorded 29 Jan 1920, Matrix: C-23714, Victor Cat: 88617

Al Jolson's recording of George Gershwin's "Swanee". Composed in 1919, Al Jolson recorded for Columbia Records in January 1920, and it became a runaway hit

Instrumental recording of "La Bayamesa", the national anthem of CubaGrabación instrumental de «La Bayamesa», el himno nacional de Cuba

O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere! from Jules Massenet's Le Cid (1885) sung by Enrico Caruso on 5 February 1916 for the Victor Talking Machine Company.

How can they tell that I'm Irish? performed by Edward M. Favor (1856-1936). Edison Standard Record #10345 from 1910 Comic song. Vocal solo with orchestra accompaniment. Composed by Clarence Wainwright Murphy (1875-1913)

John Philip Sousa's "The Gallant Seventh", composed 1922. Recording date not clear according to CD booklet, metadata suggests 1989 Українська: «The Gallant Seventh» Джона Філіпа Соузи, створена 1922 року. Дата запису не відома, згідно з буклетом компакт-диска, припускається 1989 рік.

Movement V, "Basse et Dessus de Trompette" of Suite du Premier Ton (Suite in C major [literally "on the first tone"]) from Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676–1749) 1710 book of organ compositions, Livre d'Orgue. Basse et Dessus de Trompette, pièce pour orgue (for pipe organ), de Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676–1749)

The Star-Spangled Banner (the American national anthem) being performed in 1915 by Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of American President Woodrow Wilson. This recording was made as a souvenir for the Panama Pacific International Exposition and part of its profits were given to the American Red Cross. The record plate is Columbia Records number 1685 (39764). Originally manufactured by Columbia Graphophone Company.

John Philip Sousa's march "Comrades of the Legion" (1920), from "The President's Own" United States Marine Band's album "Semper Fidelis": Music of John Philip Sousa; Colonel John R. Bourgeois, Director

Enrico Caruso and Geraldine Farrar sing "Manon! Avez-Vous Peur...On L'appelle Manon", the opening of act 2, scene 1 of Jules Massenet's 1884 opera Manon. Matrix: C 12750-2

Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming is an English translation of the 16th/17th century German Christmas carol, "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen". Performed by the chorus of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own", led by Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. (Leader & Commander) and CSM Debra L. McGarity (Command Sergeant Major) ca. 2010.

Nè gustare m'è dato un'ora... from act 3, scene 3 of La forza del destino (1862), by Giuseppe Verdi. Sung by Enrico Caruso and Giuseppe De Luca, I believe for Pearl.

The Lost Chord (1877) by Arthur Sullivan and Adelaide Anne Procter, sung by Reed Miller for Edison Records in 1913 This is Edison Blue Amberol #2106, which is a reissue of Edison 4-minute Amberol #202

Gesù bambino is an Italian Christmas carol composed by Pietro Yon in 1917, and translated into English by Frederick H. Martens. Performed by the chorus of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own", led by Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. (Leader & Commander) and CSM Debra L. McGarity (Command Sergeant Major), c. 2010.

O frondens virga by Hildegard of Bingen, performed live. From Ordo Virtutum O frondens virga, In tua nobilitate stans, sicut aurora procedit. Nunc gaude et laetare et nos debiles dignare a mala consuetudine liberare, atque manum tuam porrige ad erigendum nos.

Sequence "Victimae Paschali Laudes", traditionally attributed to Wipo of Burgundy. For text, see Victimae Paschali Laudes. For an image of a score (not the one I performed from) see this gif. Recorded using GarageBand with some reverb added. Normalised using Audacity. It is a single continuous take. Time: 1:49.

Enrico Caruso and Nellie Melba singing the duet "O soave fanciulla" from Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera La bohème. It was recorded in New York on 24 March 1907 (Victor C4326 95200) – http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/matrixDetail.php?id=200006039

Enrico Caruso (as Doctor Faust) and Marcel Journet (as Méphistophélès) perform "O merveille! ... A moi les plaisirs" from Charles Gounod's opera Faust (1859), in this 1910 Victor Recording. This is Matrix C-8555, recorded 16/1/1910 in New York, and released under a variety of labels. (http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/matrixDetail.php?id=200008638 full details).