October 30, 2009

Music by birds.

Yes, I'm late to the game on this one. But, in case anyone else is, too, I'm posting it.


Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn't the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.

I sent the music to the photographer, Paulo Pinto, who I Googled on the internet. He told his editor, who told a reporter and the story ended up as an interview in the very same newspaper.

Here I've posted a short video made with the photo, the music and the score (composed by the birds).


Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.



(via Utne Reader)

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