Hello,
I was wondering if anyone might know what bird's song incorporates this motif:
Always this B flat minor triad. Most commonly following the rhythm in the first bar, less often the rhythm in the second bar. Playing it on an instrument doesn't really work but if you whistle it back, it sounds similar.
It's beautiful, but infuriating at 6 a.m. in the morning!
I've had a listen to some of the birdsong examples here https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-songs/what-bird-is-that/ but nothing really matches.
The intervals exist, sort of, in the recording of the blackbird. But when I hear it, there's none of the blackbird's atonal chitter chatter. It's always this defined, tonal minor triad. Over and over again!
Many thanks, both.
I got a recording of it earlier today (lots of background motorway noise):
Play this audio clip
I didn't get the rhythm right in the notation... it's sounds different in this. More like semiquaver, quaver, semiquaver. But still the B flat minor triad.
I think it might be a particularly tuneful blackbird who doesn't like to chitter chatter.
Nice thing to wake up to, anyway.