Record details

:   17010
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3217DB
Observer:   du Plessis Linda; Eddie du Plessis 10147
Date of record:   2015-04-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   A free impromptu concert by Grey Tit does not happen every day. It only lasted about four minutes, but was special. We thoroughly enjoy the aria Wit-tseeu with brilliant timbre, especially on the high notes where Grey effortlessly played with high C. What a voice! The rendition of some of other arias in Grey's repertoire and almost full oeuvre of which Grey is the co-composer, was, however, somewhat marred. Grey did not follow the tempo indicators in the sheet music. This should be addressed in future performances. Maintaining allegro con brio without applicable ritenuto, especially prior to split seconds of graveness, raised our eyebrows. We, nevertheless, give the performance five stars.☺☺☺☺☺
Last updated:   2020-12-03 11:24:41
Sp. code:   525
Species name:   Parus afer
Common name:   Grey (Southern Grey) Tit -- Piet-tjou-tjou-grysmees
Family:   Paridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Grey Tit
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-17010
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:  
Date:   2015-04-22 09:29:17
Species name:   Parus afer -- Grey (Southern Grey) Tit; Piet-tjou-tjou-grysmees
Species code:   525

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