Intonation of Birdsong

What work has been done on the intonationa patterns of birdsong? For those birds
whose songs have identifiable pitches, do they sing in any predictable intonational
patterns?-- Do birds prefer JI? -Justin

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Justin Weaver" <improvist@u...> wrote:

>>>> What work has been done on the intonationa patterns of birdsong? For those birds whose songs have identifiable pitches, do they sing in any predictable intonational patterns?-- Do birds prefer JI? >>>>

Hello Justin,

Long time ago, in India, I had heard a bird sing
Ga Re Ga Sa [if the key is C, it is E D E C] -- definitely JI.

The pitch was high, but not shrill. Its impact was so great that I got inspired to write a piece of music based on that phrase [it was a complete sentence] for some TV recording.

Regards,
Haresh.

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Justin Weaver" <improvist@u...>
wrote:
> What work has been done on the intonationa patterns of birdsong?
For those birds
> whose songs have identifiable pitches, do they sing in any
predictable intonational
> patterns?-- Do birds prefer JI? -Justin

there are a couple of species, out of thousands, that do "prefer JI",
in that their song is clearly being produced by sweeping through the
overtones of a fixed fundamental, much like a tuvan overtone singer.

> there are a couple of species, out of thousands, that do "prefer
JI",
> in that their song is clearly being produced by sweeping through
the
> overtones of a fixed fundamental, much like a tuvan overtone singer.

...I am fascinated by this Paul (as can be imagined)!!

What species? I'd love to hear 'em :-)

~Jim

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Cole" <thejimcole@y...> wrote:
> > there are a couple of species, out of thousands, that do "prefer
> JI",
> > in that their song is clearly being produced by sweeping through
> the
> > overtones of a fixed fundamental, much like a tuvan overtone
singer.
>
> ...I am fascinated by this Paul (as can be imagined)!!
>
> What species? I'd love to hear 'em :-)
>
> ~Jim

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