Christopher B. Sturdy, Laurie L. Bloomfield, Isabelle Charrier, and Tiffany T.-Y. Lee
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780198569992
- eISBN:
- 9780191717802
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198569992.003.0012
- Subject:
- Biology, Ornithology
The three key elements in the scientific study of animal communication are the sender, the receiver, and the interaction between the two. Senders produce a signal that is perceived by the receiver ...
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The three key elements in the scientific study of animal communication are the sender, the receiver, and the interaction between the two. Senders produce a signal that is perceived by the receiver and, operationally, communication occurs when the signal leads to an observable change in the behaviour of the receiver. Production and perception are integral to communication in general and both sides of the equation must be considered when studying acoustic communication in any particular species or in any animal group. This chapter takes this integrative approach and considers equally both production and perception, in an attempt to understand acoustic communication in the chickadees. The discussion begins with a look at the production and perception of fee-bees and chick-a-dees in both field and laboratory studies of chickadees. Studies that use operant techniques to tease apart the mechanisms by which note structure and sequence are classified are reviewed.Less
The three key elements in the scientific study of animal communication are the sender, the receiver, and the interaction between the two. Senders produce a signal that is perceived by the receiver and, operationally, communication occurs when the signal leads to an observable change in the behaviour of the receiver. Production and perception are integral to communication in general and both sides of the equation must be considered when studying acoustic communication in any particular species or in any animal group. This chapter takes this integrative approach and considers equally both production and perception, in an attempt to understand acoustic communication in the chickadees. The discussion begins with a look at the production and perception of fee-bees and chick-a-dees in both field and laboratory studies of chickadees. Studies that use operant techniques to tease apart the mechanisms by which note structure and sequence are classified are reviewed.
J. Eduardo P. W. Bicudo, William A. Buttemer, Mark A. Chappell, James T. Pearson, and Claus Bech
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- May 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199228447
- eISBN:
- 9780191711305
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199228447.001.0001
- Subject:
- Biology, Ornithology
This book focuses on the current understanding of a set of topics in ecological and environmental physiology that are of particular interest to ornithologists, but which also have broad biological ...
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This book focuses on the current understanding of a set of topics in ecological and environmental physiology that are of particular interest to ornithologists, but which also have broad biological relevance. The introductory chapter covers the basic body plan of birds and their still-enigmatic evolutionary history. The focus then shifts to a consideration of the essential components of that most fundamental of avian attributes: the ability to fly. The emphasis is on feather evolution and development, flight energetics and aerodynamics, migration, and as a counterpoint, the curious secondary evolution of flightlessness that has occurred in several lineages. This sets the stage for subsequent chapters, which present specific physiological topics within a strongly ecological and environmental framework. Chapter 2 covers gas exchange and thermal and osmotic balance, together with the central role of body size. Chapter 3 addresses ‘classical’ life history parameters — male and female reproductive costs, parental care and investment in offspring, and fecundity versus longevity tradeoffs — from an eco-physiological perspective. Chapter 4 offers a comprehensive analysis of feeding and digestive physiology, adaptations to challenging environments (high altitude, deserts, marine habitats, cold), developmental adaptations, and neural specializations (notably those important in foraging, long-distance navigation, and song production). Throughout the book, classical studies are integrated with the latest research findings. Numerous important and intriguing questions await further work, and the book concludes with a discussion of research methods and approaches — emphasizing cutting-edge technology — and a final chapter on future directions that should help point the way forward for both young and senior scientists.Less
This book focuses on the current understanding of a set of topics in ecological and environmental physiology that are of particular interest to ornithologists, but which also have broad biological relevance. The introductory chapter covers the basic body plan of birds and their still-enigmatic evolutionary history. The focus then shifts to a consideration of the essential components of that most fundamental of avian attributes: the ability to fly. The emphasis is on feather evolution and development, flight energetics and aerodynamics, migration, and as a counterpoint, the curious secondary evolution of flightlessness that has occurred in several lineages. This sets the stage for subsequent chapters, which present specific physiological topics within a strongly ecological and environmental framework. Chapter 2 covers gas exchange and thermal and osmotic balance, together with the central role of body size. Chapter 3 addresses ‘classical’ life history parameters — male and female reproductive costs, parental care and investment in offspring, and fecundity versus longevity tradeoffs — from an eco-physiological perspective. Chapter 4 offers a comprehensive analysis of feeding and digestive physiology, adaptations to challenging environments (high altitude, deserts, marine habitats, cold), developmental adaptations, and neural specializations (notably those important in foraging, long-distance navigation, and song production). Throughout the book, classical studies are integrated with the latest research findings. Numerous important and intriguing questions await further work, and the book concludes with a discussion of research methods and approaches — emphasizing cutting-edge technology — and a final chapter on future directions that should help point the way forward for both young and senior scientists.
Gregory D. Booth
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195327632
- eISBN:
- 9780199852055
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195327632.003.0007
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music
This chapter examines the conversion of a composed song into a recorded song, the second stage of the song production process in the film-music industry in Mumbai, India. It explores the public side ...
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This chapter examines the conversion of a composed song into a recorded song, the second stage of the song production process in the film-music industry in Mumbai, India. It explores the public side of song production from rehearsal to recording and analyzes the issues of economics and musicians' livelihoods. It evaluates the roles of a number other professionals in this stage of song production, including messengers and song violin.Less
This chapter examines the conversion of a composed song into a recorded song, the second stage of the song production process in the film-music industry in Mumbai, India. It explores the public side of song production from rehearsal to recording and analyzes the issues of economics and musicians' livelihoods. It evaluates the roles of a number other professionals in this stage of song production, including messengers and song violin.
Isabelle George
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- August 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780262014137
- eISBN:
- 9780262265942
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262014137.003.0079
- Subject:
- Neuroscience, Research and Theory
This chapter, which discusses the auditory asymmetries in songbirds, reviews the evidence of motor asymmetries in the production of song, and then evidence of asymmetries in the perception of song. ...
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This chapter, which discusses the auditory asymmetries in songbirds, reviews the evidence of motor asymmetries in the production of song, and then evidence of asymmetries in the perception of song. It also analyzes the question of sex differences in song lateralization, showing that while various species of songbirds display asymmetries in song production, the degree and side of lateralization can vary greatly between species. The chapter reveals that multiple and consistent lateralization effects for sensory processing in songbirds echo the lateralization findings for perceptual processing in other taxa, including humans, as well as robust lateralization findings in the vocal and visual system of songbirds in male song behavior. It suggests that studies of the development of hemispheric asymmetries of songbirds are very promising.Less
This chapter, which discusses the auditory asymmetries in songbirds, reviews the evidence of motor asymmetries in the production of song, and then evidence of asymmetries in the perception of song. It also analyzes the question of sex differences in song lateralization, showing that while various species of songbirds display asymmetries in song production, the degree and side of lateralization can vary greatly between species. The chapter reveals that multiple and consistent lateralization effects for sensory processing in songbirds echo the lateralization findings for perceptual processing in other taxa, including humans, as well as robust lateralization findings in the vocal and visual system of songbirds in male song behavior. It suggests that studies of the development of hemispheric asymmetries of songbirds are very promising.
Keith Howard
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- March 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780190077518
- eISBN:
- 9780190077549
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190077518.003.0002
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music, Dance
Chapter 1 explores key songs to establish the formative issues and political ideologies of North Korea, from the beginnings of the creation of official history, through the notion of “popular,” to ...
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Chapter 1 explores key songs to establish the formative issues and political ideologies of North Korea, from the beginnings of the creation of official history, through the notion of “popular,” to the 1960s, by which time cultural production was being brought into line with the juche ideology of “self-reliance” and the Ch’ŏllima unitary system of work under the cult of the paramount leader, Kim Il Sung. It looks at Soviet and Chinese influence on song production, and at the legacy of Japanese colonialism, as well as the factionalism that was rife among artists in Pyongyang. The chapter explores how a national identity was established in which folk songs were the foundation, though folk songs were remodeled, removing local particularity but accommodating the lyrical style of professional renditions to create a characteristic vocal style known as the juche voice, and censoring or adjusting lyrics to comply with ideology. Key song composers are introduced, distinguishing “songs of the people” from “songs for the people,” and discussing “revolutionary songs” and “immortal songs.”Less
Chapter 1 explores key songs to establish the formative issues and political ideologies of North Korea, from the beginnings of the creation of official history, through the notion of “popular,” to the 1960s, by which time cultural production was being brought into line with the juche ideology of “self-reliance” and the Ch’ŏllima unitary system of work under the cult of the paramount leader, Kim Il Sung. It looks at Soviet and Chinese influence on song production, and at the legacy of Japanese colonialism, as well as the factionalism that was rife among artists in Pyongyang. The chapter explores how a national identity was established in which folk songs were the foundation, though folk songs were remodeled, removing local particularity but accommodating the lyrical style of professional renditions to create a characteristic vocal style known as the juche voice, and censoring or adjusting lyrics to comply with ideology. Key song composers are introduced, distinguishing “songs of the people” from “songs for the people,” and discussing “revolutionary songs” and “immortal songs.”
Jayson Beaster-Jones
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- December 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199993468
- eISBN:
- 9780190200701
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199993468.003.0002
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music, Popular
This chapter examines the origins of Indian film song in the late colonial era and the musical characteristics of early film songs (roughly 1931–1947). After an analysis of two songs from a 1943 ...
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This chapter examines the origins of Indian film song in the late colonial era and the musical characteristics of early film songs (roughly 1931–1947). After an analysis of two songs from a 1943 film, the chapter briefly addresses the historical and social movements that led to Indian independence in 1947. Following a discussion of the music of the silent and actor-singer eras of Hindi cinema and the conventionalization of film song form, the chapter describes the production process for film songs, paying particular attention to the roles of the music directors and arrangers who are responsible for song composition. The chapter ends with a discussion of the music director Naushad Ali and an analysis of two of his songs.Less
This chapter examines the origins of Indian film song in the late colonial era and the musical characteristics of early film songs (roughly 1931–1947). After an analysis of two songs from a 1943 film, the chapter briefly addresses the historical and social movements that led to Indian independence in 1947. Following a discussion of the music of the silent and actor-singer eras of Hindi cinema and the conventionalization of film song form, the chapter describes the production process for film songs, paying particular attention to the roles of the music directors and arrangers who are responsible for song composition. The chapter ends with a discussion of the music director Naushad Ali and an analysis of two of his songs.
Gregory D. Booth
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195327632
- eISBN:
- 9780199852055
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195327632.003.0008
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music
This chapter examines the orchestras, orchestral procedures, instrumental change and programming involved in song production for the film-music industry in Mumbai, India. It states that the changes ...
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This chapter examines the orchestras, orchestral procedures, instrumental change and programming involved in song production for the film-music industry in Mumbai, India. It states that the changes in the size of orchestra, the orchestral procedures, surrounding arrangements and background music, and the introduction of new instruments occurred independent of stylistic considerations. It evaluates the notion the Mumbai studio orchestra as an instrumental ensemble through analysis of the cultural and industrial conditions of orchestral musicianship.Less
This chapter examines the orchestras, orchestral procedures, instrumental change and programming involved in song production for the film-music industry in Mumbai, India. It states that the changes in the size of orchestra, the orchestral procedures, surrounding arrangements and background music, and the introduction of new instruments occurred independent of stylistic considerations. It evaluates the notion the Mumbai studio orchestra as an instrumental ensemble through analysis of the cultural and industrial conditions of orchestral musicianship.
Kiranmayi Indraganti
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- April 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780199463565
- eISBN:
- 9780199086559
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199463565.001.0001
- Subject:
- Literature, Film, Media, and Cultural Studies
This book examines the ways in which the Indian film industry between 1945 and 1955 welcomed a series of shifts to include the female film song performers or playback singers in the process of film ...
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This book examines the ways in which the Indian film industry between 1945 and 1955 welcomed a series of shifts to include the female film song performers or playback singers in the process of film production. While playback singing itself received very little attention from scholars, much of whatever was written centred around Lata Mangeshkar. This book focuses on the work and lives of a few popular voices from south India who have not found their way into the academic and ‘official’ histories of Indian film. Their popularity has remained an orally circulating ‘fact’, limited in its reach, scope, and understanding. This book aims to fill that gap. One of the premises is that the practice of playback singing erupted in the field of cultural consumption following a complex social and cultural disavowal and erasure of ‘singing ladies’ from the public sphere. Early cinematic industries depended on the talent of the ‘public women’, though subjecting them to censure and scrutiny. Placing the playback singers of south India within the discourse of courtesan culture and the way their vocality was linked to the legacy of such culture, this history investigates the oral accounts of singers to provide an empathetic perspective on their film songs, personal lives, careers, and fluctuating stardom, while critically engaging with the frugal writings available on the practice, both in the press and official documents.Less
This book examines the ways in which the Indian film industry between 1945 and 1955 welcomed a series of shifts to include the female film song performers or playback singers in the process of film production. While playback singing itself received very little attention from scholars, much of whatever was written centred around Lata Mangeshkar. This book focuses on the work and lives of a few popular voices from south India who have not found their way into the academic and ‘official’ histories of Indian film. Their popularity has remained an orally circulating ‘fact’, limited in its reach, scope, and understanding. This book aims to fill that gap. One of the premises is that the practice of playback singing erupted in the field of cultural consumption following a complex social and cultural disavowal and erasure of ‘singing ladies’ from the public sphere. Early cinematic industries depended on the talent of the ‘public women’, though subjecting them to censure and scrutiny. Placing the playback singers of south India within the discourse of courtesan culture and the way their vocality was linked to the legacy of such culture, this history investigates the oral accounts of singers to provide an empathetic perspective on their film songs, personal lives, careers, and fluctuating stardom, while critically engaging with the frugal writings available on the practice, both in the press and official documents.