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Anna Vienna Ho - The codes (odontocete species)

from Polar Sounds by Cities and Memory

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Whales use different sounds for communication and sensation, which are also known as the "whalesong". The three main types of whalesong are clicks, whistles, and pulsed calls. Although it is also called whalesong, the clicks made by some toothed whales are not strictly songs. It is believed to be for navigation and identifying physical surroundings.

The click sounds are throughout the piece. They are like codes. The whales are murmuring, showing some messages. The music not only shows the activities of the whales but also describes the scenes of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, the animals, collapsing shelf ice and colliding icebergs, etc.

I picked some of the patterns of the clicking sounds created by the odontocete species and turned them into a few rhythmic patterns played on the percussion instruments. I used percussion to imitate the whales. The woodwinds and brass instruments represent the ship horns and whales under the sea. The whole piece shows the audience a mysterious but beautiful area that hasn’t been widely explored yet.

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from Polar Sounds, released February 6, 2023

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