gutenberg_org, George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music #OTD in 1888. via @Wikipedia
Excerpt of Israel in Egypt, earliest known music recording (that was intended as a recording) in existence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Handel_-_Israel_in_Egypt,_HWV_54_(excerpt).ogaBooks by George Frideric Handel at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33739