Rats as music critics
According to German researcher Otto Nieschulz, when rats listen to music they prefer to listen to French chansons.
But when Nieschulz says 'chansons' does he mean "secular polyphonic French songs of late medieval and Renaissance music" or the "style of French pop music which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s"? According to wikipedia, both are known as chansons.
I haven't been able to track down Nieschulz's original paper, so there's no way to know. I'm guessing the rats might enjoy both.
But when Nieschulz says 'chansons' does he mean "secular polyphonic French songs of late medieval and Renaissance music" or the "style of French pop music which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s"? According to wikipedia, both are known as chansons.
I haven't been able to track down Nieschulz's original paper, so there's no way to know. I'm guessing the rats might enjoy both.
Indianapolis Star - May 16, 1966
Victoria Times Colonist - Apr 29, 1966
Comments
Something tells me that Nieshultz played French children's songs to his rats. Any rat would love a song that talks about cake and chocolate.
Posted by Yudith on 09/01/24 at 07:09 AM
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