Fly-by pluckers play classical guitar

Fly-by pluckers play classical guitar

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norman lebrecht

November 24, 2015

An art installation in Montreal, Canada, sets small birds loose on amplified strings.

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Comments

  • Scott Fields says:

    The same piece was installed at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts two years ago.

    And “classical” guitar?

  • RW2013 says:

    Maybe not quite what Messiaen meant when he said something about birds being the best composers, but very high cute factor nonetheless.

  • Fred Obelisk says:

    We tried similar in Australia using a large piano and kangaroos, but the result was rooful.

  • Greg says:

    Pity the poor assistant who has been assigned fretboard clean-up patrol.

  • Alvaro says:

    WHY would norman use the term “classical guitar” for this is absolutely beyond me…..
    Lack of cool news?
    Ignorance?
    Boredom?
    WIT?

    Enough. Even Andrea Bocelli, the greatest CLASSICAL (C.L.A.S.S.I.C.A.L) singer in the world, would disagree.

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