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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonation

http://singingwings.org/

Lyrebird bird 

Messiaen und die Vögel (Example of relevance of bird song in music and musical-analytic approaches to birdsong))
Dawn Chorus by Marcus Coates
Explores relationship between birdsong and human vocalization (and movement), and the different temporal realities

Also, familiarise yourself with the relevant musical terms used to describe (and imitate / interpret) birdsong:

  • Intervals, microintervals

  • Rhythms

  • Motivs, Leitmotiv

  • Scales, modes, non-octave modes

  • Glissando

  • Tremolo

  • Vibrato

  • Beating

  • Ring modulation

  • Aleatorics (in music)


  • Starting teaser: Heinz Funk's Moog Demo ZDF (Youtube), Risset's "Sud"
  • Introduction to subtractive synthesis (Tal Noise Maker in Reaper, MAX-version)
  • Sample manipulation and stitching (Mulab / Max Patch)
  • Granular synthesis (Max Patch)