Many of the composers simply didn't know what birds they were
emulating, Roy.
It's not an excuse. They were composers. Not naturalists, or
ornithologists (Messiaen and a relatively few others excepted, of
course).
With the exception of two or three contemporary composers, I know of
very few serious ones who actually spend a whole lot of time out in the
natural world, listening. Most notable: David Monacchi (Italy), and R.
Murray Schafer (Canada).
Bernie Krause
On Mar 31, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Roy Beckham wrote:
> You might also look up some work by Dr. Luis Baptista from the San
> Francisco Academy of Science. He passed away in 2000, but he
> published a
> number of studies and articles on bird song. His interest was not in
> actual recordings of birds in classical music recordings, but rather
> the
> influence of bird song on composers. He could whistle a bird song for
> you and then play a portion of a classical recording. These composers
> are frauds. They rip off birds without giving due credit. ;)
>
> -Roy
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> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> Krause.
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