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Concert of the Birds: Birdsong in Music

Just what is it that composers are doing when they weave birdsong, real or imitation, into their music? Yvonne Frindle explores the "oldest music on the planet" in interviews with Christopher Lawrence, David Garrett, cellist Jennifer Mills and Peter Sculthorpe. (Duration: 21 minutes)
Hear the Sydney Symphony play The Birds by Respighi on 8, 9, 10 and 12 September 2011.
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