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‘Tiny melodies’: musician uses moths’ flight data to compose piece about their decline

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Ellie Wilson composed Moth x Human in a protected habitat on Parsonage Down in Salisbury , Wiltshire .

She assigned each of the 80 resident moth species a different sound, which was triggered when it landed on her monitor.

She composed music for live violin, cello, trombone, piano and synths.

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