Composer Transcribes Duck Sounds Into Sheet Music

Composer Tzu-Chin Hsu transcribed a duck’s quacks and honks into sheet music.

I heard a duck, I had to transcribe it.

The duck, named Happy, lives at Mother The Mountain Farm in Bundjalung Country on Australia‘s East Coast.

The sounds of Happy the duck, with the cutest quacks and quonks 

Other Animal Transcriptions

Hsu was inspired by fellow composer Alexander Liebermann, who also transcribes bird sounds and incorporates them into his music.

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