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Bird song is a popular subject in poetry. Famous examples inspired by bird song include the 1177 Persian poem "The Conference of the Birds", in which the birds of the world assemble under the wisest bird, the hoopoe, to decide who is to be their king. [161]
Bands from the US state of Michigan. For individual musicians please see Category:Musicians from Michigan. Michigan portal; Subcategories.
The band was founded in 1870 as a 10-member student-led group, shortly after the founding of the Michigan Agricultural College (presently Michigan State University). [5] Ransom McDonough Brooks was a student and former civil war veteran who first led the band. The band operated informally during this time.
The brown thrasher is noted for having over 1000 song types, and the largest song repertoire of birds. [3] However, each note is usually repeated in two or three phrases. The brown thrasher is an omnivore, with its diet ranging from insects to fruits and nuts. The usual nesting areas are shrubs, small trees, or at times on ground level.
Musicologists such as Matthew Head and Suzannah Clark believe that birdsong has had a large though admittedly unquantifiable influence on the development of music. [2] [3] Birdsong has influenced composers in several ways: they can be inspired by birdsong; [4] they can intentionally imitate bird song in a composition; [4] they can incorporate recordings of birds into their works; [5] or they ...
Covering over 94,000 square miles, the total surface area of the five lakes is greater than that of seven northeast U.S. states combined—Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New ...
HBCU band MEAC: Morgan State: Magnificent Marching Machine: Baltimore MD HBCU band MEAC: Norfolk State: Spartan Legion: Norfolk VA 1975 HBCU band MEAC: NC Central: Marching Sound Machine: Durham NC 1938 HBCU band MEAC: SC State: The Marching 101: Orangeburg SC 1918 HBCU band MEAC: Indiana State: Marching Sycamores: Terre Haute IN 1933 show band ...
The music of Michigan is composed of many different genres. The city of Detroit has been one of the most musically influential and innovative cities for the past 50 years, whether in Michigan or anywhere else in the United States. Impressively, for 48 straight years (1959–2007) a greater Michigan-area artist has produced a chart-topping ...