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The great animal orchestra

by Bernard L. Krause · first published 2011

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  • 50 · Mar 18, 2023 · Recommends

    It reminds me of how I stumbled upon the concept of soundscape ecology just a few months ago, e.g., listen to Bernie Krause's The Great Animal Orchestra[1]. Furthermore, from The Work of Wind: Land[2]: "Can we imagine alternative somatic modes of attention developed through a cultural ecology of perceiving and residing within the environment? How can…

    on “Listening to the Creatures of the World” ↗
  • shermantanktop · Oct 30, 2025 · Recommends

    The thesis about human speech occupying less crowded spectrum is well aligned with a book called "The Great Animal Orchestra" (https://www.amazon.com/Great-Animal-Orchestra-Finding-Origin...). That author details how the "dawn chorus" is composed of a vast number of species making noise, but who are able to pick out mating…

    on “How the cochlea computes (2024)” ↗

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