By: Paul S Cilwa Posted: 8/19/2026 Page Views: 9 Hashtags: #Music #Whippoorwill The next century finds the baroque version and decides it is much too fussy. Estimated reading time: 1 minute(s) (54 words) Fifty years later a younger composer turns up the old piece in a drawer. Too many curlicues, he thinks. He straightens the line, balances the phrases against each other, and gives the whippoorwill a whole orchestra to sit in. Whippoorwill (1800s Classical) Your browser does not support the audio element. By Paul S Cilwa