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Lädt ... BirdTalk: Conversations with Birds (Original 2003; 2002. Auflage)von Alan Powers (Autor), Richard C. Wheeler (Autor), Susan Mohl Powers (Autor)
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The strength of Powers's own connection to the world of the natural is never in doubt, and the wild birds he sees and hears inspire him not only as a writer but also as a critic and a musician. His discussions of poetic and dramatic text by Keats, Shakespeare, and especially Dickinson are freah and enlightening, written with the same easy good humor as the rest of the book, and so appealing as to make even the most critical reviewer overlook the infrequent ornithological lapses. Powers's interest in the wild music of birds is matched by his enthusiasm for human compositions, and among the most fascinating episodes in the book is his attempt to introduce Baltimore Orioles to the masters of Viennese classicism. But influence flows in both directions, and Powers follows his evocative account of listening to European Blackbirds with an excerpt from the original jazz composition the experience inspired. As varied, even as startling, as much of this book is, a coherent and convincing message does gradually emerge. What the essays, anecdotes, musical citations, and literary musings all share is the conviction that "bird talk"--the habit of conscious observation and reflection on the connection between the human and the natural worlds--can save us from the frenzies of life in the age of technology. There is no sentiment, no pathos in the lesson, which Powers does not urge on us but rather offers here for us to take to heart if we choose; but I cannot imagine the reader of this heterodox and delightful book who turns from it unmoved.
For the last 20 years, Alan Powers, who lives near Cape Cod, has experimented with birdcalls--mimicking and answering the calls he hears around his country home, in cities, and abroad in France and Italy. In BirdTalk, he celebrates this connection with entertaining allusions to history, literature, travel, linguistics, and other fields. The result is a charming and erudite stroll through an area of interest sometimes lost in the urban din. Powers reveals "birdtalk" by mapping the history of ornithological studies, quoting such bird fanciers as Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson and discussing specific techniques. In one of the most amusing chapters, he describes his attempts to teach the birds new symphonic riffs on their own calls. This illustrated literary inquiry into birdcalls is a nature book with a gift-book look. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Highly recommend a new international website,
www.zoomusicology.com Click on the R, "Zoomusicologists," and scroll down past the name Powers to T, Hollis Taylor, an Australian composer and bird expert. Click on Pied Butcherbird MP3. Eight seconds of sheer artistry by a bird from Alice Springs, 2000 kilometers from Taylor's home in Eastern Australia. ( )