Jun 15 2008
Whale and Wolf Songs
Our perceptions and tastes define what is music and what is not music. It also defines the purpose of music.
Many, many years ago when I was a senior in high school, I borrowed a record from the library. The title was something like Sonic Sculptures. This recording introduced me to concept that music can enhance our environment. It also opened my ears to the idea of nature as music or music being a part of nature.
One musician who has influenced me greatly is Paul Winter. Winter’s music incorporates the sounds of nature with his melodic saxophone playing. His work incorporates the songs of wolves, whales, and other nature sounds.
Whale songs are quite interesting. Whales use their songs to communicate with each other. From Wikipedia ,
“Whale song is the sound made by whales to communicate.
The word “song” is used in particular to describe the pattern of regular and predictable sounds made by some species of whales (notably the humpback) in a way that is reminiscent of human singing.”
You can listen to the music of whales from the following links.
- Whale Songs from Wikipedia
- Cornell Lab Bioacoustics Research Program
- Whalesong Project
- Songs of the Whales
Enjoy some whale song videos from YouTube.
Wolf melodies are also interesting to listen to. Like some whale songs, they too emit a haunting sonic feeling. Wolf Song of Alaska provides a variety of interesting information about wolves.
Enjoy the following music of wolves.
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