AtDtDA(34): Up in the Balkan Range

[David Payne]

On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 (12:43:00 -0500), Dave Monroe (against.the.dave at gmail.com) wrote:

> "singing in modal scales"
>
> This point to any particular thrush? Help!

The thrush "singing in modal scales" points to monks, "choral voices." 

Was the thrush mimicking the monks, thereby passing a message picked up by Ljubica that drew her attention upward, where the monks have continued ancient practices, concealed? (Lotta up/down-dark/light references on the page.)

To more directly address the question--if it weren't for the highly local suggestion ("*Bulgarian* thrush"), I'd suggest the song thrush (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Thrush).

But more importantly, check out the legend of "The Monk and the Bird's Song" (http://tinyurl.com/6juzkf).

Is Cyprian the monk who wandered off for an afternoon, got lost in the birdsong, and returned 1,000 years to the monastery? Hence "Welcome home"? (If not, why the "Welcome home"?)

Finally, don't forget that when AtD mentions monks and music, we should probably think of Thelonious.
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