Travel of Georg Forster

Title
Travel of Georg Forster
Description
In 1772, Georg and his father Johann Reinold received an invitation to participate in Captain Cook's Second Voyage of Exploration of the Pacific Ocean as reporters.
Travel type
Scientific
Historical period
Late Modern Age
Departure Place
Plymouth - United Kingdom
Departure Year
1772
Arrival Place
Spithead - United Kingdom
Arrival Year
1775
Observations on the travel
The task of the two Forsters was to create a scientific report of the voyage, to be published after their return.
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Sources
2
Events description
133
1. Work songs and evening dances in Madeira
2. Singing, dancing and playing the lute in Cape of Good Hope
3. Sounds of the storm towards the Antarctic Circle
4. Water running through the night
5. The jingling of a bell on the Adventure
6. Savage noise on Christmas day
7. Notes of the birds in Dusky Bay
8. Natives scream in the so called Indian Island
9. Dancing woman at Duck Cove
10. Shouting to the natives
11. The sounds of Cascade Cove
12. Birds singing at Cascade Cove
13. A new meeting with the natives
14. Petrels sounds
15. The piteous howling of a dog
16. The silence of the lake up the hill at Dusky Bay
17. Men's ritual ceremony at Dusky Bay
18. Shouting natives at Dusky Bay
19. Peace and friendship ceremony at Dusky Bay
20. The sounds of civilization at Dusky Bay
21. The sounds of the storm at Wet Jacket Arm
22. The reunion with the Adventure
23. The effects of liquor on a young native
24. Heiva dance at Queen Charlotte's Sound
25. Teiratu's oration at Queen Charlotte Sound
26. Some musical instruments of the natives
27. Firing vollies and hearty cheers
28. Tayo welcome sound
29. Squeaking pigs at Whaï-Urua
30. Animals noises
31. Birdsong at Tiarraboo
32. Fabric manufacture in the woods
33. Waterfall noise and whistling birds
34. Nose flute and voice in Tahiti
35. The first encounter with the king O-Aheatua 1
36. The first encounter with the king O-Aheatua 2
37. The surprising noise of a watch
38. Bagpipe's uncouth music
39. Bagpipe playing for the king
40. Nose flute music and dances on the forecastle
41. Dramatic dance performed by the sister of the king
42. Great noise on shore
43. Shouting native
44. The murmuring of the river
45. The bagpiper playing for the king
46. Rare barking of dogs in Huahine
47. Native enjoyment for bagpipe music
48. Dramatic dance or heèva in Raietea
49. Another heèva at the chief's house
50. Detailed description of a Heeva
51. The performance of another Heeva
52. Behind the scenes of a heeva
53. Heeva dance at Tahà
54. A pleasant song heard in Tonga
55. Welcoming shouts of the natives
56. Twittering of birds and cooing doves
57. Joyful songs of the feathered tribe
58. The shrill cry of bats
59. Description of some new musical instruments
60. Noisy swimming of the natives
61. Shooting at the thief
62. Women singing on the shore and native dances
63. Heeva or warlike dance
64. The sounds of the storm in Cook's Strait
65. The sweet melody of the birds
66. The sounds of petrels on Long Island
67. Croaking penguins
68. Seabird screams at Easter Island
69. Heeva dance on board
70. Observations on the amusements of Easter Islanders
71. Drums playing in St. Christina Island
72. Natives dancing on the deck
73. A powerful thunder
74. The ringing of the ship's bell
75. Women dancing on the Resolution
76. Firing a cannon to salute Tahiti
77. Tahitian amusements
78. Arreoys amusements
79. Dramatic dance during the second stay in Raiatea
80. Another heeva in Raiatea
81. Poyadua dance and Arreoys effects on the islanders
82. Women singing religious couplets
83. Salute guns
84. Screaming natives on Savage Island
85. Furious shouts on Savage Island
86. Wounded indigenous on Savage Island
87. The sound of the waves near the island of Rotterdam
88. Gunshots to alarm
89. Considerations on the Friendly Islands' musical finesse
90. Drumming and dancing on the shore
91. A musket fired from the Resolution
92. Drums beating as an alarm signal
93. Voices from a plantation
94. Squeaking pigs
95. Drumming and dancing among the trees
96. Considerations on the music traditions of Mallicollo
97. Waves crashing
98. Smoking volcano
99. Volcano explosion on Tanna Island
100. Dancing natives on Tanna Island
101. Musket being fired on the shore
102. Waves beating on the shore
103. Voices from the woods
104. Twittering birds
105. Loud volcano
106. Blowing conchs as an alarm
107. Lamentation coming from the Island
108. Thundering volcano
109. Man cutting down a tree
110. A musical exchange with the native people of Tanna
111. Purchases of musical instruments
112. Irromanga's man singing
113. Unreachable volcano
114. Musket fired on the beach
115. Singing to the natives
116. Work song on Tanna Island
117. Birdsong on Tanna Island
118. Approaching steps
119. Considerations on Tanna's music
120. Twittering birds
121. A kind of musical instrument of New Caledonia
122. Considerations on the musical traditions of New Caledonia
123. Sibiling meteor
124. Birdsong on Norfolk Island
125. Feathered songsters choir
126. Some considerations and examples of New Zealand music
127. Lamentantion for the death of Topaya
128. Twittering birds
129. Sea lion sound
130. Captain Cook's possession ceremony
131. Rocks creaking
132. Carts noise
133. Enchanting birdsong
Narrators
1
Participants
8
Places
40
Sounds
225
How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Travel of Georg Forster" (Travel), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 04.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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