James Henry: Yellowhammer and Beethoven
Author James Henry picks the yellowhammer, whose song is believed to have influenced one of the world鈥檚 greatest composers, Ludwig Van Beethoven, for his Tweet of the Day.
Detective Jack Frost prequel author James Henry picks the yellowhammer, whose song is believed to have influenced one of the world鈥檚 greatest composers Ludwig Van Beethoven..
Although many think the yellowhammer is a symbol of English farmland, it is in reality very much a European bird, famous for it's song. The natural world provided Ludwig Van Beethoven with a constant source of ideas and a number of his works are often attributed to the yellowhammer鈥檚 song. Many critics cite the dramatic first four bars of Beethoven's fifth symphony but for James and many others the more gentle first movement of Beethoven's fourth piano concerto is a more fitting celebration and for James it is that which he listens to during the winter months to remind him of the summer, and his favourite farmland bird.
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