00:00The Tertity family, much like other avian species, employs the pentatonic scale to craft
00:10their songs, a scale consisting of five notes that is prevalent in various human musical
00:16traditions, from African folk tunes to rock and roll.
00:21In contrast, the common wren utilizes the twelve-tone scale, which forms the foundation
00:26of modern European music.
00:29The remarkable variety in birdsong arises from the fact that it is not hardwired into
00:33their genetic makeup, unlike the consistent barking of dogs throughout their lives.
00:39Birds derive joy from constantly altering their melodies, as Christopher Drosser highlights
00:45in his book, The Seduction of Music.
00:49Whales, too, are capable of creating compositions as elaborate as a symphony, often employing
00:54the ABA structure.
00:56The initial segment introduces the theme, the second modifies it, and the final part
01:01returns to the original form.
01:04This mirrors the improvisational style of jazz musicians.
01:08Patricia Gray has even composed a piece for saxophone, piano, and whale.
01:15While these parallels between animal and human music are intriguing, they may not be as closely
01:20related as they appear.
01:22Skeptical researchers argue that animal music lacks inherent meaning.
01:27Stephen Mithen, in his book Neanderthals Rapped, suggests that although a bird can invent thousands
01:33of songs throughout its life, they all convey the same message, I am a young male.
01:39Yet isn't this message subtly echoed in the subtext of many human songs?
01:45Performers often gain sexual allure simply by being performers.
01:49For further exploration of this idea, check out my articles, Do Writers Only Write for
01:54Sex?
01:55I, too.
01:57Ultimately, as Christopher Drosser contends, the discussion continues.
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