Constant Wonder

Animal Duets

May 4, 2022 · 52 min · Season 2 · Episode 14
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Clarinet duets with laughing thrushes, nightingales, whales and cicadas. Philosopher and ornithologist David Rothenberg poses the question: do birds make music, or do they just make sounds to defend a territory or attract a mate? We also talk to a zoomusicologist in Scotland, and we listen to a trio of two oboes and a dog.

Guests:
David Rothenberg, musician, composer, author, philosopher-naturalist, and Professor of music and philosophy at the New Jersey Institute of Technology
Emily Doolittle, composer, zoomusicologist, and Athenaeum Research Fellow and Lecturer in Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Learn more about David's work at his website: https://davidrothenberg.wordpress.com/

Visit Emily online to learn about her compositions: https://emilydoolittle.com/