The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

The Columbia History of Music


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Vintage
Catalogue NumberDB-500 / DB-501 / DB-502 / DB-503 / DB-504 / DB-505 / DB-506 / DB-507
Matrix Number WA-11086
Record Label Columbia
Record Format78 RPM - 10"
Shelf Number277
Number of Tracks16
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Edited by Percy Scholes - English version by R.L. Stuart

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - May Sweet Oblivion Lull Thee
Composer(s) : Monteverde
2 - Bell Anthem' : Rejoice In The Lord Alway Choir
Composer(s) : Purcell
3 - Violin Sonata No. 12 La Follia (First Half)
Composer(s) : Corelli
4 - Violin Sonata No. 12 La Follia (Completion)
Composer(s) : Corelli
5 - First Harpsichord Suite
Composer(s) : Purcell
6 - Allemande and Courante from Harpsichord Suite No. 8
Composer(s) : Handel
7 - Like as the Love - Lorn Turtle
Composer(s) : Handel
8 - Nightingale Chorus
Composer(s) : Handel
9 - Violin Concerto in E Major No. 2 First Movement (First Half)
Composer(s) : Johann Sebastian Bach
10 - Violin Concerto in E Major No. 2 First Movement (Completion)
Composer(s) : Bach
11 - Prelude and Fugue in C Major (No. 1 of the 48)
Composer(s) : Johann Sebastian Bach
12 - Prelude and Fugue in B Flat (No. 21 of the 48)
Composer(s) : Johann Sebastian Bach
13 - Sinfonia to Church Cantata 156
Composer(s) : Bach
14 - Chorales: Vater Unser - Herzlich Thut
Composer(s) : Bach
15 - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - From Church Cantata 147
Composer(s) : Johann Sebastian Bach
16 - Rondeau and Badinerie from Suite in B Minor No. 2
Composer(s) : Johann Sebastian Bach