Frog song (was Re:birdsong as a compositional resource)

hiz mozoness wrote:

> > The members of some group of a
> > certain insect or other animal (my guess is crickets) were
> > 'singing' an array of repeated pitches that had microtonal
> > relationships between the frequencies as well as a polymetric
> > rhythm.

Then M.Ed. wrote:

> If it was early in the Spring, it was most likely tree frogs. Here in
> Oregon, when it warms up (sometimes even in January :-) the little guys
> chirp their heads off for a few weeks. If it was mid-Summer or later, it was
> probably crickets. Most other insects only rasp or buzz -- quite pleasant
> but mostly unpitched.

I don't know about Del. but in NJ I don't think we have tree frogs.
I've heard them in Northern Ca. and they sound quite similar.

db

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