Today is the birthday in 1879 of Ottorino Respighi, whose composition "The Birds," makes my heart and feet feel like dancing in a meadow. Though a citizen of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he wrote like a Baroque composer, and his work compares successfully with that of Vivaldi and Scarlatti.
Ah, the Italians... I wish I had a bottle of Sangiovese, a CD player, and perhaps some nice cheese and bread. And of course, a geologist.
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Favorite songs of mine of which "this post has reminded me:
"Feed the Birds" - Mary Poppins
"The Bird and the Worm" - The Used
"Green Bird" - Yokko Kanno/The Seatbelts/Cowboy Bebop
"Little Bird" - Man of La Mancha
"Blackbird" - G Love & Special Sauce
Oh, and how could I forget?!
"Blackbird" - I think it's a Foo Fighters remake of The Beatles.
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