Music from Another Species

Australian Birdsong Transcriptions

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Considered by many to be the most accomplished songbird in Australia, the pied butcherbird is known for its ability to skillfully craft new and complex melodies. Each vocalist sings differently from the next; their nocturnal solo songs can span up to seven hours; and they are superb mimics. With songs that transform annually, these feathered choristers provide a rich bounty of complex musical phrases to celebrate.Music from Another Species is an inspired zoömusicological analysis of these avian vocalizations with strong overlaps to diverse music produced by humans. In this culmination of over twenty years of recording, author Hollis Taylor notates 100 individual vocalizations. The collected transcriptions feature comparisons of bird solos across geography and across time (at the same site on different years), elegant and virtuosic variations between subspecies, and even duets and larger ensembles, allowing readers to immerse themselves in avian song culture replete with musicality and invention.Complete with online audio files and outback images, Music from Another Species opens the door for us to find the exuberance, timbral riches, chromatic flourishes, and enchanting melodies of the pied butcherbird.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-05-12
Mått:216 x 279 x undefined mm
Vikt:1 089 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Indiana University Press
ISBN:9780253075840

Utforska kategorier

Musikvetenskap inom Kultur
Fågelböcker inom Djur och Natur

Mer om författaren

Hollis Taylor is a Research Affiliate at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She is a violinist, composer, zoomusicologist, and author of Is Birdsong Music? Outback Encounters with an Australian Songbird.

Recensioner i media

"A stunning collection of pied butcherbird song transcriptions, revealing an avian musical culture of virtuosity and communal artistry. Hollis Taylor invites deep listening that reimagines creativity, culture, and life's shared fabric."—Liza Lim, Sydney Conservatorium of Music"Hollis is a medium whose forensic listening has transformed into a totemic communion with the pied butcherbird."—Jim Denley, musician and composer"Like any great musician, this bird's exceptionalism partly lies in its ability to exceed expectations."—John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald"The innovative and arresting aspect of this book is the way in which it presents birdsong in a manner more similar to published musical repertoire, as in the work of a human composer. . . . As a resource for studying the capacity for sonic communication of this species, Taylor breaks new ground."—Nicholas Bannon, author of Music, Language, and Human Evolution"It sounds like the boy soprano's voice rising over the top of the choir."—A fellow camper

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments1. Transcription2. Side-by-Side: Solo Songs in the Red Centre3. Side-by-Side: The Neighbors up North4. The Art Star at a Single Site across Time5. Additional Solo Songs at a Single Site across Time6. Elegance and Complexity from subspecies Cracticus nigrogularis7. Elegance and Complexity from subspecies Cracticus nigrogularis picatus8. Duets and Larger EnsemblesAppendix 1: Audio TracksAppendix 2: Notation ConventionsBibliographyIndex