By: Paul S Cilwa Posted: 8/19/2026 Page Views: 15 Hashtags: #Music #Whippoorwill A court composer, an open window, and a bird that will not stop singing. Estimated reading time: 1 minute(s) (59 words) It's the 1700s and you are a composer attached to a European court. What will you write? Outside the window a whippoorwill repeats itself all evening, patient as a metronome, and by the time the candle gutters you find you have written it down. Whippoorwill (1700s Baroque) Your browser does not support the audio element. By Paul S Cilwa