Andrew Bird with Yo Yo Ma

Andrew and Yo-Yo Ma improvise together on the melody Dona Nobis Pacem

Category:

Music

Tags:

• andrew
• bird
• yo
• ma
• dona
• nobis
• pacem
• violin
• cello

[Sovay83]

Haven't seen this in a while. It's so nice :)

[WhoaBroLowBlow]

MTV should put this in Jersey Shore's time slot.

[dwardthemoose]

hahah andrew bird didn't finish on a conventional cadence so yo yo ma tried to resolve it for him when they were whistling

[dolphindanny98]

You'd have to be a real musical genius to be able to just jump into the music like that, and be able to make it sound as if every note you are producing, though it is not actually written in the sheets, is a part of the music and was in the original composition.

[violinjuggler]

You know, everyone associates improvising with jazz and folk and all of that, but I found that improvising to stuff like this is just about the most relaxing/fun thing there is.

[IsraelBelo911]

@dwardthemoose a real musician doesn't need to do a conventional cadence! But oh god, it feels so good when you hear the resolution!!! Hahaha, anyway AWESOME!

[Chr1sDeb0]

I showed this to my father, and he wept manly tears.

[jzarow99]

A master peace?

[dolphindanny98]

@dwardthemoose yeah, i just noticed that. andrew bird's tune didn't resolve itself (surprisingly), and it sort of fell, but yo yo ma did a good job completing the cadence.

[dolphindanny98]

HOW ARE THEY SO TALENTED?

[maronic16]

i love the fact that andrew whistles all the time, i bet he's a super happy person at home just whistling to everything

[Brant92M]

@tcmartin4 It's called 'music'.

When you can sit down and create something beautiful like this, it's such an incredible feeling.

That's what these two know, the joy of making music.

So, for the love of god, give your kid an instrument, and support the arts in your local schools. Humanity needs more of these people.