http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2006/03/04/kircherian-coverpop/ Interactive art, experimental software toys, screensavers and games by Jim Bumgardner. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:23:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2006/03/04/kircherian-coverpop/#comment-61 KrazyDad » Blog Archive » Cuckoo! Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:18:47 +0000 http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2006/03/04/kircherian-coverpop/#comment-61 [...] The traditional call of the cuckooo clock is a two-note melody: “cuc-koo! cuc-koo!” The rendition commonly heard in these clocks is a descending major third (E-C, E-C). The call of the cuckoo was notated as a descending minor third (D-F, D-F) in 1650 by Athanasius Kircher, in his wonderful book Musurgia Universalis. Shown above is an excerpt from a famous illustration in that book which notates the calls of various European birds, including the nightengale and the cuckoo. Perhaps the calls started as minor thirds, but most of the modern clocks I’ve heard use a major third. If you’re unfamiliar with Kircher, check this out. [...] [...] The traditional call of the cuckooo clock is a two-note melody: “cuc-koo! cuc-koo!” The rendition commonly heard in these clocks is a descending major third (E-C, E-C). The call of the cuckoo was notated as a descending minor third (D-F, D-F) in 1650 by Athanasius Kircher, in his wonderful book Musurgia Universalis. Shown above is an excerpt from a famous illustration in that book which notates the calls of various European birds, including the nightengale and the cuckoo. Perhaps the calls started as minor thirds, but most of the modern clocks I’ve heard use a major third. If you’re unfamiliar with Kircher, check this out. [...]

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