sphinxsix Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Here is an explanation where the inspiration for this thread came from : Let me start with two pieces. A birdsong-inspired part of Messiaen's 'Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps'. This is obviously a bird-inspired theme too (probably the most popular one ever): 1. Ethno version. 2. Classical version. 3. Dance version. Hope you're ready to have some fun! christopher3393 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 6, 2018 Author Share Posted November 6, 2018 3 hours ago, christopher3393 said: This is the bird-bomb! Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d'Oiseaux Pierre-Laurent Aimard More? OK: You can sample it on Spotify as well. Lots of positive reviews. https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8404435--messiaen-catalogue-doiseaux-books-1-7-complete I bet it is! I remember upvoting the first video when you posted it a couple of months ago. I found the whole performance amazing! Thanks for reminding me about it! 3 hours ago, AnotherSpin said: This song was a tribute to Janis Joplin. Something from me : BTW the song has been Ajax Amsterdam fans anthem for years. Here is their performance featuring a special guest appearance by Ky-Mani Marley. clipper 1 Link to comment
Popular Post sphinxsix Posted November 6, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 hour ago, rando said: Whirly-birds. Not OT at all IMO but I think I personally prefer the balance between strings and helicobirds sound of this recording : 1 hour ago, rando said: The Larksong seems really charming. I knew the title, didn't know the music. Performance recommendation(s), please. As for Rautavaara: Concerto for Birds and Orchestra - this is really SOMETHING! One can hear REAL BIRDS here! Just finished listening to the whole (!) piece. Again - performance recommendation(s), please. And speaking of larks. This thread is developing beyond all my expectations! christopher3393 and rando 2 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 16 hours ago, rando said: I hope you take it to heart that my interest in the Stockhausen hasn't matured to the level of having preferred versions. So it was great that you self recommended on that one. My recommendation was based purely on my volume balance of strings vs helicobirds preference, was never able to listen to this piece for more than 3 minutes and these two youtube videos are actually the only versions I 'know'. 7 hours ago, rando said: Quote The famous birdsong-sequence from the second movement of Beethoven's Pastorale Symphony, with original bird images. The Nightingale - played by the Flute - with its characteristic whistle followed by an accelerating trilling sound; The Quail - played by the Oboe - with its trisyllabic song The Cuckoo - played by the Clarinet Wow! Didn't know this is a birdsong sequence (should have been obvious to me from the start)! Sounds more amazing than ever to me now - a real bird-inspired little masterpiece! 12 hours ago, AnotherSpin said: Bird Of course! Not many jazzmen were interested in ornithology more than him! 15 hours ago, wgscott said: I got this in 1982 from LL Bean when in college in Maine, on thick vinyl that easily scratches. I finally broke down and got a digital copy as well. Seems you're seriously interested in birds too. BTW which loon calls do sound more realistic - analogue or digital ones.? On 11/6/2018 at 7:21 PM, christopher3393 said: This is the bird-bomb! Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d'Oiseaux Pierre-Laurent Aimard A bird-bomb indeed! Did a very quick comparison of this and two other versions. The first impression was Anatol Ugorski's performance may be a bit too explosive and too little birdy at times for my taste, Peter Hill's performance is quite interesting but I think I'm leaning towards Aimard's version. 6 hours ago, christopher3393 said: Just found this playlist on Spotify: "Birdsong in Classical Music". Hope it is of some use: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX13IHBurI057 Also found this much more selective list: http://www.classical-music.com/article/six-best-pieces-music-inspired-birdsong I don't know how to express my gratitude for this find! Awesome! Thanks! 1 hour ago, Musicophile said: I'm suprised nobody has posted this one yet. OK, so the bird doesn't sing, but it's still a bird. I don't know if it can be called singing but they make sounds for sure: A bird song of the day - albatross song. It's worth noting that the video starts with a long bird's-eye view shot (it's a crane ). christopher3393 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, christopher3393 said: Is it possible to upvote a post twice? BTW who are the Trashmen.?! Gotta google those guys! Link to comment
Popular Post sphinxsix Posted November 8, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 12:38 PM, rando said: In terms of pure beauty and inspiration. The cuckoo song has inspired almost more music than any other bird. Yet it is a watchword for simpleton behaviors. While any of the highly intelligent birds you could care to name hardly merit mention in the vocalizations category. At points birdsong was so prevalent it inspired less peaceful music bereft of anything nearing the sounds of nature one could take pleasure in by say opening a window. Which required undertaking very special pains to avoid surreptitious comparisons to more strident, jarring calls and mating rituals. The common Cuckoo two note call with the interval of a major or minor third is neither high pitched sweetness nor calm shattering dissonance. On 11/7/2018 at 7:25 PM, Musicophile said: I'm suprised nobody has posted this one yet. OK, so the bird doesn't sing, but it's still a bird. Saint-Saëns revisited. Musicophile, rando and AudioDoctor 2 1 Link to comment
Popular Post sphinxsix Posted November 8, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, rando said: You're going to start hearing the cuckoo's everywhere. You are right. Just started hearing them in La Monte Young's B flat Dorian Blues.. For me now it's B flat Cuckoo blues rando and Musicophile 1 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Musicophile said: I'm sure you are aware there is even a whole album by one of our favorite pianists dedicated to this bird.. Speaking of a blackbird. Strangely enough the song comes from so called 'White' album.. clipper 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 1 hour ago, christopher3393 said: "White Bird", It's a Beautiful Day Speaking of white birds.. (It's definitely not as good as 'Bird is the Word' but it's still IMO a very, very good song.. ) Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, Hugo9000 said: Harrumph! A thread about bird music, and no coloratura sopranos?! ? A good point! I hope for more! (I'm sure I'm not the only bird-opera fan here) Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 19 hours ago, Hugo9000 said: Roberta Peters is spectacular here: How can one even sing like this.? It's impossible! I bet it's some clever overdubbing (These are my usual reactions to coloratura sopranos like this..) On 11/7/2018 at 11:00 PM, AnotherSpin said: One of the few 20th century poets (I focused mainly on his poetry) who could really move me. Didn't succeed. Made a mistake with the last spectrogram. I guess musicians won't have a problem with this: Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 On 11/10/2018 at 5:15 PM, christopher3393 said: Bryd one brere ( Bird on a Bryre)· anon. (medieval English) A beautiful performance! The song (a bit more contemporary than this one ) that immediately came to mind was : 21 hours ago, Hugo9000 said: So, I was checking out a recording of Verdi's string quartet on Spotify, and what do I hear in the quiet passages? Gorgeous birdsong! Apparently, it was a live recording in some hydroelectric plant in Germany. Sadly, I can't find it on youtube to share here. The violinist on the Verdi quartet is the acclaimed Christian Tetzlaff. I don't know what kind of bird is singing--a lark? It's very beautiful, actually! The human audience is amazingly quiet haha! This is the CD: P.S. In the Graffman/Bernstein/NY Phil recording of the Rachmaninov 2nd piano concerto, there is a bird. I don't recall which movement it appears in, but it's a welcome distraction from the noisy musicians shuffling their sheet music and scraping their chairs and whatever other odd things they were doing. That recording is the reason I hate that orchestra haha! The only orchestra I know of where a live audience isn't needed to provide coughing--the musicians provide it themselves in the studio. No discipline whatsoever! The album 'Junun' was recorded in Mehrangarh Fort in Rajasthan, India. All reverb on the album is natural and a large space beneath the fort was used as an echo chamber. But birds couldn't be kept from visiting this space so you can clearly hear them on some of the songs eg (I think they even turned the volume of birdsong up every now and then): There is also a short track entitled 'There Are Birds in the Echo Chamber' on the album! Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Obviously : (Jaco even sings here like a bird ) BTW would claiming that all post be bop jazz has been in a way a Bird influenced music be too risky statement.? christopher3393 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 5 hours ago, christopher3393 said: Pretty song? Pretty indeed. I like it even more than Jordi Savall's version. The very first seconds of the song made me think about Ladysmith Black Mambazo. I think it was due to the fantastic rhythmic abilities of the choir. If someone doesn't know what I'm talking about : Two more movie soundtracks. I admit I prefer three first Inarritu's movies (despite the fact that they weren't related to birds in any meaningful way) but 'Birdman' was a good one too. Peter Gabriel's 'Birdy' OST. And speaking of an urge to fly (birds inspired not only soft genres performers..) christopher3393 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 A rare example of birdboxing (maybe the sound and performance aren't top notch but it's the idea that counts!) Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 Quote One morning while reading a newspaper, Jarbas Agnelli saw a photograph of birds on an electric wire. He cut out the photo and was inspired to make a song using the exact location of the birds as musical notes. He was curious to hear what melody the birds created... And sampled birds once again. coot 1 Link to comment
Popular Post sphinxsix Posted November 24, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 2:20 PM, christopher3393 said: Just found this playlist on Spotify: "Birdsong in Classical Music". Hope it is of some use: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX13IHBurI057 This is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in bird music! Highly recommended! While some composers are inspired by birdsong, there is a bird which is highly inspired by sounds he hears and is an absolute master in mimicking them - from sounds of other birds to camera shutter, car alarm, chainsaw(!) and human speech. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the king of animal plagiarism - Lyre Bird.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UcKFtwS5o Hugo9000, coot and christopher3393 1 1 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 15 hours ago, mansr said: Starlings have been known to sing the classic Nokia ringtone, back when Nokia was synonymous with phone. I've heard a lyre bird imitating both - the Nokia ringtone and a sterling mimicking it and there was a distinct sound difference between the two. Lyre birds rule! I'm pretty sure they'd be able to clearly demonstrate SQ differences between audio components. Power cords included. Hugo9000 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 So leaving music aside for a moment: who are better dancers - Homo Sapiens or Aves.? Professionals. Great synchronization, isn't it. Also a professional. RIP. Birds of paradise. Are they pro or amateur.? Definitely they don't get paid but sometimes their dance pays off.. And from the above mentioned Spotify playlist: christopher3393 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Ralf11 said: you want to compare a single species vs. an entire Class? IMO they deserve a handicap, they're a little less sapiens than us (at least some of us..) Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 After some lyre bird music it's time for harp bird music. Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Have a good Sunday, everybody! For the hard core fans of bird animation. Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 @christopher3393 Listening to "A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden' has been a refreshing experience. It almost felt like having my inner music hard drive defragmented! Got to check out this guy's music! Thx! Birdism - the new religion. Its guru is Wayne Donowho. Anti-birdism - 5G (but this might be real fake news) Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 44 minutes ago, christopher3393 said: The same piece with erhu substituted for violin. Not as polished, but interesting: The first one. Just AWESOME! Adding Somei Satoh to my 'to explore' and the album to 'to check out' list! Link to comment
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