Zoomusicology is the study of animal sounds through a musical lens and is leading to a new era of sonic ideas and musical compositions. This project explores these ideas, with a focus on ornithomusicology (the study of musicality in bird song) and experiments with how the bird song could work in electronic music composition. I recorded four different bird species, selected with a variety of song. The chosen songs were transcribed and analysed by ear and the use of spectrographs. Using the recordings of chaffinches, dunnocks, robins and blackbirds, I created musical soundscapes alongside a more traditional styled track. I composed 5 pieces with minimally edited field recordings so the musical ideas could be presented clearly. This project shows the benefits of using birdsong in music for the composer and audience
| Date of Award | 2023 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Supervisor | Geoff Cox (Main Supervisor) |
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