- For the record label, see Nature Sounds. Nature Sounds is a Record label based in Brooklyn New York, specializing in hip hop and Reggae music
Natural sounds include animal sounds, possibly also sounds of other natural phenomena. They may have contributed to or participated in the development of prehistoric music, and have important cultural references even nowadays. In the History of music, prehistoric music (previously called primitive music) is all Music produced in preliterate cultures ( Prehistory
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Animals
Warning sounds
These are sounds made by animals to warn others, of their species, of impending danger. Similar "warning" sounds are made by those of any unique species when a predator is approaching that species' territory, warning others to seek safety.
Territory sounds
These are sounds, calls, or audible signals made by any one species to its own or any other species, establishing boundaries so like or unlike species will not transgress those boundaries.
Male baboons make sounds heard for miles by other baboons, communicating to those other male baboons, the territory of that male baboon. In Ethology, Sociobiology and Behavioral ecology, the term territory refers to any sociographical area that an Animal of a particular Species The baboons are African Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The strength, volume, and timbre, inherent in that "call", determine whether or not rival males attempt to invade that male baboon's territory. In Music, timbre (ˈtæm-bər' like timber, or, from Fr timbre tɛ̃bʁ is the quality of a Musical note or sound that distinguishes different
They do this to make them sound impressive and then to attract the female to them.
Courtship and/or mate attracting sounds
These are sounds made by the male baboon to attract females to his territory for courtship and mating. Again, the strength, quality, and timbre of those sounds, often determine the ability of that species to attract females for reproduction. These mating calls, often low and guttural, are the main criteria, used by the female baboon to determine which male she mates with.
Cultural references
The imitation of natural sounds in various cultures is a diverse phenomenon. The imitation of Natural sounds in various cultures is a diverse phenomenon and can fill in various functions. In several instances, it is related to the belief system, for example, imitation of natural sounds can be linked to various shamanistic beliefs or practice (e. Shamanism in various cultures shows great diversity In some cultures the music or songs related to shamanistic beliefs or practice may intentionally mimic natural sounds, sometimes g. yoiks of the Sami,[1][2][3] some other shamanic songs and rituals,[4][5][6][7] overtone singing of some cultures). Yoik, Joik or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of Song. Originally yoik referred to only one of several Sami singing styles but in The Sami people are the Indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway Overtone singing, also known as throat singing, overtone chanting, or harmonic singing, is a type of singing in which the Singer manipulates It may serve also such practical goals as luring game in the hunt;[8] or entertainment (katajjaqs of Inuit). Inuit throat singing or katajjaq, also known (and commonly confused under the generic term Overtone singing, is a form of musical performance uniquely found Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting [9][10]
See also
External links
- The British Library Sound Archive has 150,000 recordings of over 10,000 species. Animal communication is any Behaviour on the part of one Animal that has an effect on the current or future behaviour of another animal Animal language is the modeling of human language in non human animal systems Bioacoustics is a cross-disciplinary Science that combines Biology and Acoustics. Bird vocalization includes both Bird calls and bird songs In non-technical use bird songs are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear A soundscape is a Sound or combination of sounds that forms or arises from an immersive environment. Whale song is the Sound made by Whales to communicate. The word " Song " is used in particular to describe the pattern of regular
- International Bioacoustics Council links to many bioacoustics resources.
- Listen to Nature 400 examples of animal songs and calls
- Wildlife Sound Recording Society
Notes
- ^ Szomjas-Schiffert 1996: 56, 76
- ^ Szomjas-Schiffert 1996: 64
- ^ Szomjas-Schiffert 1996: 74
- ^ Hoppál 2006: 143
- ^ Diószegi 1960: 203
- ^ Hoppál 2005: 92
- ^ Lintrop
- ^ Nattiez: 5
- ^ Nattiez: 5
- ^ Deschênes 2002
References
- Deschênes, Bruno (2002). Inuit Throat-Singing. Musical Traditions. The Magazine for Traditional Music Throughout the World.
- Diószegi, Vilmos (1960). Sámánok nyomában Szibéria földjén. Egy néprajzi kutatóút története (in Hungarian). Budapest: Magvető Könyvkiadó. The book has been translated to English: Diószegi, Vilmos (1968). Tracing shamans in Siberia. The story of an ethnographical research expedition, Translated from Hungarian by Anita Rajkay Babó, Oosterhout: Anthropological Publications.
- Hoppál, Mihály (2005). Sámánok Eurázsiában (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-8295-3. The title means “Shamans in Eurasia”, the book is published also in German, Estonian and Finnish. Site of publisher with short description on the book (in Hungarian).
- Hoppál, Mihály (2006). "Music of Shamanic Healing", in Gerhard Kilger: Macht Musik. Musik als Glück und Nutzen für das Leben. Köln: Wienand Verlag. ISBN 3879098654.
- Lintrop, Aarno. The Clean Tent Rite. Studies in Siberian shamanism and religions of the Finno-Ugric peoples.
- Nattiez, Jean Jacques, Inuit Games and Songs • Chants et Jeux des Inuit, Musiques & musiciens du monde • Musics & musicians of the world, Montreal: Research Group in Musical Semiotics, Faculty of Music, University of Montreal. Jean-Jacques Nattiez (born December 30 1945, Amiens, France) is a Musical semiologist or semiotician and professor of Music semiology ( Semiotics) the semiology of Music, is the study of signs as they pertain to Music on a variety of levels The songs are online available from the ethnopoetics website curated by Jerome Rothenberg. Ethnopoetics is a poetic movement and subfield in Linguistics, and Anthropology. Jerome Rothenberg (born 1931) is an internationally known American poet translator and anthologist who is noted for his work in Ethnopoetics and poetry
- Somby, Ánde (1995). Joik and the theory of knowledge.
- Szomjas-Schiffert, György (1996). Lapp sámánok énekes hagyománya • Singing tradition of Lapp shamans (in Hungarian and English). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963 05 6940 X.
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