Rothenberg, David. Why birds sing; a journey into the mystery of bird song.ROTHENBERG, David. Why birds sing; a journey into the mystery of bird song. Basic Books. 271p. CD. illus. notes. bibliog. index. c2005.0-465-07136-8. $19.95. SA David Rothenberg is a jazz musician For the popular-music magazine, see . “Instrumentalist” redirects here. For followers of the philosophy, see instrumentalism. A musician is a person who plays or composes music. and philosopher and he approaches the question of why birds sing from both an emotional and intellectual vantage point. His analysis of birds' songs is done from the tradition of musicians who have tried to capture their songs through notations and physical recordings through the last centuries, but he also is philosophical about birds' motivations and individual talent and styles. This calls for some anthropomorphizing on his part, but his examples of birds that have "played along" with him and imitated and then incorporated his flute's notes into their songs seem to make a case for his theory. Also, there is the story of a lyrebird lyrebird, common name for Australian passerine birds named for the appearance of the tail plumage of the male superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae, when displayed during courtship. There are only two species. that heard the song of African birds This list of African birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Africa. Notes The taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clements' Birds of the World: A Checklist, and reflects all changes to that work until July, 2005. , was released back into the Australian Australian pertaining to or originating in Australia. Australian bat lyssavirus disease see Australian bat lyssavirus disease. Australian cattle dog a medium-sized, compact working dog used for control of cattle. wilderness wilderness, land retaining its primeval character with the imprint of humans minimal or unnoticeable. In the United States, the Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National Wilderness Preservation System with a nucleus of 9 million acres (3. ; years later, other lyrebirds were singing the tune of the African birds, which seems to make a case for his theory. What's the explanation for these phenomena? As the author says, "The science of bird song, like the art of bird song, is rich in hypotheses but thin on conclusions." It is his journey to understanding the music of birds that is so interesting, like the trip he and another musician took to Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. just to hear the only lyrebird "because he is the only member of his wary, elusive species who can stomach the sight and sound of human beings." The book is filled with illustrations and this paperback edition has a CD of music the author has written in response to bird song, often accompanied by birds. He also includes extensive notes and an index. While some students will find the material written at a very high level, those interested in music and nature will enjoy this book. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL S--Recommend for senior high school students. A--Recommend for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians This is a list of people who have practised as a librarian and are well-known, either for their contributions to the library profession or primarily in some other field. and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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