Mozart's starling
By: Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780316370899
Subjects: Composers; Social behavior in animals; Starlings; Starlings as pets; Birdsongs; Human-animal relationships; Creative thinking; Biography
Description: A seasoned birder and naturalist, Lyanda Lynn Haupt is well versed in the difficult and often strained relationships starlings have with other species and the environment. But after rescuing a baby starling of her own, Haupt found herself enchanted by the same intelligence and playful spirit that had so charmed her favorite composer. The intertwined stories of Mozart's beloved pet and Haupt's own starling provide an unexpected window into human-animal friendships, music, the secret world of starlings, and the nature of creative inspiration.
Notes: "May 2017"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276).
Table of contents: title: Prelude. A plague of inspiration; title: The starling of Seattle; title: Mozart and the musical thief; title: Uninvited guest, unexpected wonder; title: What the starling said; title: The starling of Vienna; title: How the starling knew; title: Chomsky's starling; title: Interlude. The heart of time for birds and Mozart; title: Birds of a feather; title: Mozart's ear and the music of the spheres; title: Finale. Three funerals and a flight of fancy; title: Coda.