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(Gavia immer) a pair of loons in natural reverb engaged in a warbling duet, a rhythm is established and then falls apart. This repeats. Pure, sustained tones emerge in the form of a 'howl'----the same sounds are then heard by a captive bird, which escalates to a frantic falling/rising yell.
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Flying Mobiles, for violin and electronics,
released February 20, 2015
original recordings by Steven R. Pantle, Peter Paul Kellogg, David C. Evers, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology courtesy of the Macaulay Library. Track art is manuscript of 'Common Loon' from 'Flying Mobiles' by David Adamczyk
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