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BT's avatar

I will join in on the happy birthday wishes! One wonders how many churches there are in Umbria? You seemed to have chosen an inspirational one, to be sure. As for intervals, I have no formal music training but I know a good one when I hear one. Many contemporary choral works have harmonies that are close to transcendent. As is so much of your music, Mr. Bird. It just comes from a different space, and moves listeners like me to a different space. As I tell people, Andrew Bird is tapped into something I’ll never access. Except, thankfully, through the art of listening.

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Tiinnaa's avatar

Happy Birthday! A gift to us! Beautiful sounds!

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Tiinnaa's avatar

What a great place & experience to let the song percolate, so to speak!

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Inky's avatar

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

this song hits just right. Like the clicks of a lock mechanism being picked.

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Assaf's avatar

Happy Birthday, the sound of this room is the best amp for your viola… an album needs to be recorded there

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Lisa Frye's avatar

This melody has been running through my head for days! I couldn’t place it at first, this haunting nameless tune…then I remembered…this beautiful, conspiratorial post from Ahem! And ahHa! I can’t wait to hear how this lovely song evolves!

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Solange's avatar

Feliz cumpleaños, maestro. Que vengan muchos más.

Gracias siempre por las melodías y los relatos.

Italia y su música son como un matrimonio ideal.

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Emily's avatar

Incredible 🤩

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Wendy Kwasny's avatar

That sounds so lovely with the acoustics of the church. Happy birthday and safe travels! Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Lisa Frye's avatar

Yes! Exactly the sounds I needed to hear today…utterly sublime, and the perfect setting. So satisfying:) Have a Happy Birthday, Bird!

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Amron's avatar

Happy Birthday to you, dear Andrew Bird! I love this setting with your amazing music transcending the surrounding Umbrian space.

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𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧's avatar

ok, but forget italia, HAPPY BIRD-DAY, sir 😡 ! please have a great day & don't forget to hydrate yourself 😡 hydrated birds are happy birds 🧃🐦

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𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧's avatar

WAIT, so we're sneaking into churches now, THAT'S AMAZING

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𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧's avatar

also, music's very beautiful, mr. bird. makes me think of two silhouettes watching each other from afar in a bit of a western-esque style. sounds very epic, will you tell us more ? íwì

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