EUROPE COLLECTION

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REEL 4 [DAT 2]

Stockholm, Sweden Feb. 14/75

A [ID 14 46:48]

1.  CHURCH BELLS & AMBIENCE in the old town of Stockholm (Gamla Stan).

mark * both rings (distant and close) with Swedish speaking people passing. [3:00]

B [ID 15 54:41]

2.  JACOB'S CHURCH, with distant traffic ambience and the occasional car passing close by.

mark * ringing time,followed by single deep bell. [3:51]

C [ID 16 1:08:41]

3.  STORKYRKAN, a church in Gamla Stan (Sun. Feb. 16), 11 o'clock ring. Entry into church.

mark * organ starting service, followed by chorale. [6:48]

[ID 17 1:22:55]

4.  INSIDE STORKYRKAN, continuation of service.

mark * unison singing by congregation. [0:33]

[ID 18 1:26:48]

5.  INSIDE STORKYRKAN, CONTINUATION OF SERVICE

[ID 19 1:28:30]

6.  " " " " "

[ID 20 1:30:21]

7.  " " " " "

 

COMMENTARY

1. Rather uncharacteristic, loud introduction (truck driving by), compared to what follows after: quiet ambience of Gamla Stan (no traffic allowed). A footstep symphony. The bells in this take are ringing time only. A clear reverberant car horn after bells.

2. Clock and bell of Jacob's church preceded by another distant bell.

3. Swearing and strong wind on mics at beginning. Entry into church: nice change of ambience. Long reverb time inside church; words of (female) priest hard to distinguish.

4. Unison singing.

5. begins with a chorale and solo singing.

6. Female priest and congregation sing.

7. Congregation praying in unison; choir toward end.

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