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clock-iconPUBLISHEDOctober 6, 2014

A Man Took This Photograph Of Birds, And Turned Their Positions Into Musical Notes

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Screen capture from Jarbas Agnelli video

What would happen if birds perched on electrical wires were transformed into musical notes? How would their position in space translate sonically?

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Those were exactly the questions Jarbas Agnelli asked one day. “I saw this picture of birds on the electric wires,” said Jarbas Agnelli. “I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating."

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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHEDOctober 6, 2014

Written by Kristy Hamilton

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