Happy to help, John.
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On Feb 29, 2012, at 1:17 PM, John Crockett wrote:
> Thank you for clarifying the audio situation. I know that publishing
> is a very tricky business these days with the rapid changes in
> technology. I guess I, too, am a thing of the ancient past! I'm
> quite fond of the oral tradition. So maybe I'll end up buying the
> audio book version and listening to you, or that and the print
> version so I have the shelf reference that I am sure will be an
> inspiration for our Voice of the Earth programs, in which we try to
> make the point through sound recordings and live music that human
> music is one voice in a singing planet, not quite as unique and
> separate as we usually think.
>
> Thank you for your work and for finding ways to share it with so many.
>
> best wishes,
>
> John
>
> John L Crockett
> Westminster, VT
>
> Let us live in harmony with the Earth
> And all creatures
> That our lives may be a blessing
>
> --- In Bernie Krause <>
> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for your note, John. Yeah. We struggled with this audio issue
>> for months. The publisher (Little Brown) felt strongly that CDs in
>> books were a thing of the ancient past. I then suggested adding QR
>> codes at the end of paragraphs that referenced sound so that readers
>> could scan them with their iPhone apps, etc. for the appropriate
>> audio
>> samples. The publisher tested that option pretty extensively (some
>> 4,000 or 5,000 respondents, I understand) and found such strong
>> resistance from their focus groups -- based, I'm told, on the
>> response
>> that the QR symbol was distracting and disrupted the flow of the
>> narrative -- that they eliminated that idea...even in the back of the
>> book as an addendum in the Notes section. They are also anticipating
>> that since a large and quickly growing readership segment will
>> consist
>> of those opting for eBooks, Kindle, and audio book formats, those are
>> the formats in which they've opted to embed audio.
>>
>> Remember, while I may have some expertise in my narrow field, I
>> possess little knowledge of marketing or structure of the worldwide
>> publishing industry and where it's headed, so I have chosen to rely
>> entirely on the expertise of my publisher and its choices. That's why
>> I picked this group (over others who offered more incentives).
>>
>> I, too, am not particularly tech savvy or literate. I do not own
>> ebook
>> or even iPhone tech (but my dear wife, who's younger and better
>> looking, does). I rarely use my cell phone. But I am an author who --
>> late in life and with scant time to fart around demanding things that
>> may not work -- wishes, now, to reach the largest audience possible
>> with this important message. And the choices I've made with regard to
>> this issue, in particular, have been completely vetted to meet that
>> goal. And lastly, while the exposition of the narrative might be
>> enhanced with the audio examples, keep in mind that it will be the
>> new
>> ideas and concepts that I've brought to the field, that will
>> hopefully
>> endure.
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>> PS. When our new web site is up and running (hopefully by mid-month)
>> many of the referenced sounds will be found, there.
>>
>>
>> On Feb 29, 2012, at 7:46 AM, John Crockett wrote:
>>
>>> I've been looking forward to this release for months. A subject near
>>> and dear to my heart. But I'm confused about the audio. Is there no
>>> CD to accompany the hardcover? I always assumed there would be.
>>> There are no ebook readers in this household yet, and I'm not eager
>>> to go down that road.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> --- In Bernie Krause <chirp@>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Cool, ol' bean. And thanks. You and your terrific work play a
>>>> serious
>>>> role in this one. One thing: we wanted to include QR codes in
>>>> paragraphs that referred to sound. That way folks could scan the
>>>> codes
>>>> and hear them in context of the narrative on their iPhones, etc.
>>>> But
>>>> the publisher had other ideas and the soundscapes can be heard only
>>>> in
>>>> the iBook, Kindle (?) and audio book versions. The hard cover,
>>>> alas,
>>>> is mute on the subject.
>>>>
>>>> Bernie
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 28, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Kevin Colver wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I placed my order! Looking forward to your book.
>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 28, 2012, at 9:13 AM, Bernie Krause wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry folks. The earlier posting seems to have lost it's
>>>>>> formatting.
>>>>>> Hope this works better.
>>>>>> Bernie
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the
>>>>>> World's Wild Places," will be published the 19th of March by
>>>>>> Little
>>>>>> Brown, a division of Hachette Book Group.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The narrative summarizes a lifetime of field, lab, and soundscape
>>>>>> production experience into an accessible story clarifying, among
>>>>>> other
>>>>>> themes, how animals taught us to dance and sing. The sub-plot
>>>>>> reveals
>>>>>> how perceiving the world through the voice of natural soundscapes
>>>>>> links us to an astounding array of other disciplines including,
>>>>>> biology, natural history, environmental studies, linguistics,
>>>>>> physics,
>>>>>> field recording, politics, architecture, religion, medicine,
>>>>>> philosophy, literature, resource management, and many others. And
>>>>>> finally, the text sheds new light on the multiple constructive
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> destructive nets cast by anthrophony -- the human-generated
>>>>>> acoustic
>>>>>> signatures of the soundscape -- as they penetrate and affect
>>>>>> nearly
>>>>>> every marine and terrestrial habitat on the planet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The emerging field of soundscape ecology (as differentiated from
>>>>>> acoustic ecology) is central to the premise. A reanimated theme,
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> focus, here, highlights how biophonies and geophonies -- features
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the soundscape germane to an understanding of natural sound =AD --
>>>>>> serve
>>>>>> as a type of Rosetta Stone exposing the secrets behind numerous
>>>>>> riddles emanating from the beaks, mouths, wings, tails, and other
>>>>>> signal-producing body parts of many critters performing
>>>>>> collectively
>>>>>> as a chorus -- the same ones that humans, relying on those
>>>>>> messages
>>>>>> for survival and spiritual inspiration, completely understood
>>>>>> at a
>>>>>> time when we lived more closely connected to the wild natural.
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> acoustic scenarios of healthy habitats are celebrated through the
>>>>>> poetic and proto-musical textures of its biophonic phrasing,
>>>>>> represented by exquisite bandwidth and temporal organization --
>>>>>> aka
>>>>>> the niche hypothesis -- an inherent yet ever-mutable font of
>>>>>> knowledge. Nature, in the end, is the best and most prolific
>>>>>> editor
>>>>>> we
>>>>>> know of -- always adjusting for ultimate performance and
>>>>>> outcomes.
>>>>>> From an emulation and expression of this resource we have
>>>>>> acquired
>>>>>> the basis of nearly every organic sound and cultural utterance we
>>>>>> generate.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Great Animal Orchestra is available in hardcover, as an eBook
>>>>>> (with numerous audio examples), as an audio book (with narration
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> soundscapes by the author), and will be translated into several
>>>>>> languages.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enjoy!
>>>>>> Bernie Krause, PhD
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW AT:
>>>>>> YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE
>>>>>> or:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ALIBRIS.COM
>>>>>> http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9780316086875
>>>>>>
>>>>>> AMAZON.COM
>>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/Great-Animal-Orchestra-Finding-Origins/dp/0316=
086878
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> AND THESE OTHER FINE BOOKSELLERS:
>>>>>> http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780316086875_WhereToBuy.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Responses to The Great Animal Orchestra:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bernie Krause and his niche theory are the real thing. His
>>>>>> originality, research, and above all basic knowledge of the sound
>>>>>> environments in nature are impressive. The idea of music
>>>>>> originating
>>>>>> in the sound communication systems of wild animals (including
>>>>>> insects)
>>>>>> is a sound and provocative hypothesis. I admire also his
>>>>>> attention to
>>>>>> the preservation of ancestral-level cultures for their own value
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> also as a testing ground for theory on human behavioral
>>>>>> evolution. --
>>>>>> E. O. Wilson, author of "Biophilia" and distinguished Professor
>>>>>> (Emeritus) of Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Krause shows us the music of the natural world - long may his
>>>>>> work
>>>>>> continue!"--Pete Seeger
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Great Animal Orchestra speaks to us of an ancient music to
>>>>>> which
>>>>>> so many of us are deaf. Bernie Krause is, above all, an
>>>>>> artist. I
>>>>>> have watched him recording the calls of chimpanzees, the
>>>>>> singing of
>>>>>> the insects and birds and seen his deep love for the harmonies of
>>>>>> nature. In this book he helps us to hear and appreciate the
>>>>>> often
>>>>>> hidden musicians in a new way. But he warns that these songs, an
>>>>>> intrinsic part of the natural world and essential to human well
>>>>>> being,
>>>>>> are vanishing, one by one, snuffed out by human actions. Read
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> Great Animal Orchestra, tell your friends about it. And as
>>>>>> Bernie
>>>>>> urges, let us all do our part to preserve the age-old sounds of
>>>>>> nature. -- Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE Founder - the Jane Goodall
>>>>>> Institute
>>>>>> & UN Messenger of Peace
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Discover how each species has its own vocal niche in the
>>>>>> intricate
>>>>>> soundscape of a stable ecosystem. =97 Dr. Temple Grandin, author
>>>>>> Animals
>>>>>> in Translation
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Krause always reveals wondrous stories of the meaning of music
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> sounds of our natural environment. Bernie's research into the
>>>>>> subtleties of animal and insect sounds is unparalleled, but it is
>>>>>> his
>>>>>> description of the radical changes that are taking place on this
>>>>>> planet that really makes one stop and wonder
>>>>>> Listen carefully, for
>>>>>> the sounds you hear may never be the same again."=97 Sir George
>>>>>> Martin,
>>>>>> Producer, The Beatles, and host of BBC's Rhythms of Life series.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "This fascinating book awakens our ancient ears to the source of
>>>>>> all
>>>>>> music. Read it, and you'll yearn to muffle our din=97and hear
>>>>>> anew." =97
>>>>>> Alan Weisman, author of THE WORLD WITHOUT US and the forthcoming
>>>>>> COUNTDOWN
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Bernie Krause has admirably produced not only a comprehensive
>>>>>> overview of the art of nature recording, but also shows his
>>>>>> heartfelt
>>>>>> understanding and appreciation of natural soundscapes, a
>>>>>> threatened
>>>>>> heritage in our modern world."=97 Dr. Roger Payne (Songs of the
>>>>>> Humpback
>>>>>> Whale)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a sound
>>>>>> recording
>>>>>> worth? Perhaps much more... We say we want peace and quiet, but
>>>>>> Bernie
>>>>>> knows better. What we really want is something worth listening
>>>>>> to.
>>>>>> There is plenty of it out there. Nobody knows how to find it
>>>>>> better
>>>>>> than Bernie Krause."=97 Jean Michel Cousteau, environmentalist,
>>>>>> film
>>>>>> producer
>>>>>>
>>>>>> `Bernie Krause, one of the lions of soundscape recording, shares
>>>>>> his
>>>>>> tales of jaguars, wind, and waterfalls, and how hard it is to
>>>>>> capture
>>>>>> their sounds. Who knew before that the most emotional animal
>>>>>> sound he
>>>>>> ever heard was the wail of a beaver after seeing his dam
>>>>>> destroyed?
>>>>>> Krause has spent decades hunting for those few sonic oases
>>>>>> untrammeled
>>>>>> by human noise, and at last he brings us his life philosophy.
>>>>>> This
>>>>>> expansive tale of living amidst wild and beautiful sounds has
>>>>>> been
>>>>>> well worth waiting for.' =96 Dr. David Rothenberg, ECM recording
>>>>>> artist,
>>>>>> and author of Why Birds Sing, Thousand Mile Song and Survival of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Beautiful
>>>>>>
>>>>>> `A vade mecum of ordered tranquillity -- a gift that came with
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> harmony of the spheres, allowing even the smallest living
>>>>>> things to
>>>>>> sing love songs in many diverse ways while bragging that they are
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> fittest and will survive above the cacophony of war. A
>>>>>> fascinating
>>>>>> book of natural history, worthy to be read in the silence your
>>>>>> own
>>>>>> library; please listen to what it warns about all our futures.'
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> David Bellamy, OBE, naturalist, and author of Botanic Man.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> `Bernie Krause will make you rethink much of what you know about
>>>>>> music. A man whose first job was recording the sound of corn
>>>>>> growing
>>>>>> in a Kansas field, he has spent 40 years listening with
>>>>>> professional
>>>>>> intent to things the rest of us never hear. He has studied the
>>>>>> way
>>>>>> ants sing and whales roar. He can track the sound a virus makes
>>>>>> as it
>>>>>> moves from one surface to another. Krause is David Attenborough
>>>>>> without the pictures and accompanying orchestra. He takes us
>>>>>> close to
>>>>>> the roots of the music and reminds us to stop and listen, not
>>>>>> just
>>>>>> lose our bearings in noise. It's such an unusual book -- and, in
>>>>>> its
>>>>>> quiet way, so important. Remarkable.' -- Norman Lebrecht,
>>>>>> author of
>>>>>> Why Mahler?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wild Sanctuary
>>>>>> POB 536
>>>>>> Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>>>>>> 707-996-6677
>>>>>> http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>>>>>> chirp@
>>>>>> Google Earth zooms: http://earth.wildsanctuary.com
>>>>>> SKYPE: biophony
>>>>>> FaceBook:
>>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/TheGreatAnimalOrchestra
>>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/BernieKrauseAuthor
>>>>>> Twitter:
>>>>>> http://www.twitter.com/berniekrause
>>>>>> YouTube:
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/BernieKrauseTV
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>>>>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>>>>> Krause.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wild Sanctuary
>>>> POB 536
>>>> Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>>>> 707-996-6677
>>>> http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>>>> chirp@
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>>>> SKYPE: biophony
>>>> FaceBook:
>>>> http://www.facebook.com/TheGreatAnimalOrchestra
>>>> http://www.facebook.com/BernieKrauseAuthor
>>>> Twitter:
>>>> http://www.twitter.com/berniekrause
>>>> YouTube:
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/BernieKrauseTV
>>>>
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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.
>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> Wild Sanctuary
>> POB 536
>> Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>> 707-996-6677
>> http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>>
>> Google Earth zooms: http://earth.wildsanctuary.com
>> SKYPE: biophony
>> FaceBook:
>> http://www.facebook.com/TheGreatAnimalOrchestra
>> http://www.facebook.com/BernieKrauseAuthor
>> Twitter:
>> http://www.twitter.com/berniekrause
>> YouTube:
>> https://www.youtube.com/BernieKrauseTV
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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.
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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Wild Sanctuary
POB 536
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
707-996-6677
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