Integrated whole; The recordng starts with geese in the distance. They= then approach,

gradually getting louder, and the recording then climaxes as the geese fly =
through a stereo
soundstage (from right to left, or do I have my speakers set up backwards?)=
.  They then
recede.  Just as they are about faded into silence, a coyote comments. The =
recording's length,
beginning, middle and end and integrated nature make it comparable to a com=
position, or
musical piece, or a poem.  This is relatively unusual for a nature recordin=
g.