aɪɐm pˈʊɾɪŋ ˈɔːl aɪ hæv lˈɜːnd ˌɪntʊ ɪɾ ɪnðə hˈoʊp ðæt aɪʃˌɐl hæv ɐtʃˈiːvd sˈʌmθɪŋ ɹˈiəli wɜːθwˈaɪl ɪnðə lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌv mjˈuːzɪk, ænd ðæt ɐn ɔːθˈɛntɪk ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv maɪ ɹˈeɪs ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ɪt ʃˌæl biː plˈeɪst ˌɔn ɹˈɛkɚd."
I am putting all I have learned into it in the hope that I shall have achieved something really worthwhile in the literature of music, and that an authentic record of my race written by a member of it shall be placed on record."