Help me find this piece of classical music!

[geraniumthefirst]

Stab in the dark here, I know I've seen the name of this on a thread before, but I am searching for the piece of classical music that has violins imitating bird song... like a chirruping and ascending, in a cadence, almost clashing at times...

That's the best description I can do this evening, and I did bloody gcse music, should know better!

It's not the lark ascending or goldfinch, or vivaldi's spring I don't think, I am desperate to know what it's called!!! Can't bloody find it anywhere!

Help!

Lark ascending! It's one of my absolute favourites x

Sorry just read the bottom where you said it's not that 🙈

The Aviary from the Carnival of the Animals? Lots of flute, but strings too.

"Birds" by Respighi?

amp.classicfm.com/discover-music/classical-music-inspired-by-birdsong/

is it in this compilation?

Nope none of those! And I've literally been trawling through the classic fm songs inspired by birdsong!

Ugh, what is it?? It's driving me mad! It has more of a modern feel and sounds like it's trying to imitate the dawn chorus!!

Messiaen? Oiseaux exotiques!

My first thought was Carnival of the Animals.

Another thought was an old recording of a cellist (?) playing and a real nightingale responding to it.

It’s not the bumblebee one is it? If you have tried all the bird options.

What o "ascending in a cadence mean"?

I thought cadences were where the music reached a pause? And they are nothing like chirrupping.

Ok maybe doing scales is a better description. As I said, it's been a while since I needed to describe music!

None of those so far... I really want to know what this piece is called!!!

Casals' song of the birds?

Messiaen quartet for the end of time?

Do you remember the situation when you heard it - could it be an advert or a TV programme?

You sure it's birds and not something like insects?

All I have in my mind from your description is the night scene in Smetana's 'Moldau'.

Was reminded of it on here a few weeks ago. And listened to it, forgot to write down the name and can't go through YouTube history to find it, thanks to small child watching utter crap.

Saw something on fb earlier and it was from a tiktok. Can't find it now, and I am not a tiktok user.

Literally is violins mimicking birds, sorry, that's such a shit description!

Is it the Bach double violin concerto slow movement? I love how they weave in and out of each other

No def birds, sounds like they when they are all in a tree, singing together, but not in harmony! If that makes sense.

Beethoven’s sixth - Pastoral Symphony? Definitely has the birdsong.

Perpetual mobile

Oops autocorrt. Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony?

Was it definitely strings? Handel has the cuckoo & the nightingale but I think that is mostly organ!

Oooh found the link where I heard it!!!

fb.watch/giO9qF5iBk/

Not sure if that will work???

Literally no idea who George's bakery is, but was scrolling idly as you do.