Nature

Title: The Insect Song
Performers: Gerry Axelrod
Culture/Origin: United States (Late 70's)
Orchestration: Singer and Guitar

While reading this week, the part of the Campbell article that struck me was section on Environmental Music. How often do we sit and just listen to the music of our surroundings? As I sit here, I hear the low roar of the highway, the hiss of the gas meter, and the click of the keys. It all seems to come together to form this one masterpiece that is, "Cleveland at 1AM." For the listening example, I found some of our own "World Music" in the United States. "The Insect Song" from Songs of Nature and the Environment (1978). It really sounds like something that could be from another culture, the way it's kind of said instead of sung and the guitar underneath. This piece can almost be used for something like a kindergarten science class also. It is very educational, and some of the others are too.