Radio 4's Tweet of the Day inspires new music
photo: Sandeep Gangadharan Creative Commons cc-by-2.0 Two weeks ago Chris Packham presented the Indian cuckoo on Tweet of the Day. To hear the programme again, click the button below. Last week Somerset-based Alan Balmer sent NATURAL LIGHT a new piece of music composed, and performed, in response to Chris Packham's cuckoo Tweet. Alan says:
"I was so impressed by the ‘riff’ like phrase of the common Indian cuckoo's song on Tweet of The Day, I was inspired to compose this short piece based on the song. Starting with the the bird’s ‘riff’, I layered up other sounds including violin, thumping of the arm of a sofa, mouth sounds and bass and acoustic guitars. I was also impressed by the bird’s perfect pitch - none of the instruments needed re-tuning from concert pitch. I thought the bird’s phrase quite cheery and uplifting and hope I have reflected this in the music."
"I was so impressed by the ‘riff’ like phrase of the common Indian cuckoo's song on Tweet of The Day, I was inspired to compose this short piece based on the song. Starting with the the bird’s ‘riff’, I layered up other sounds including violin, thumping of the arm of a sofa, mouth sounds and bass and acoustic guitars. I was also impressed by the bird’s perfect pitch - none of the instruments needed re-tuning from concert pitch. I thought the bird’s phrase quite cheery and uplifting and hope I have reflected this in the music."
And to hear Alan's musical Re:Tweet click on the SoundCloud link below
| Alan Balmer plays bass, guitar and fiddle in a ceilidh band in Somerset and also composes and arranges. He is currently working on a collection of his own music composed over the last few years, based on and influenced by the musical traditions of the British Isles and farther afield.. |  |
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