The text prompt for the Itch music jam was "1000 Pigeon Army" : this led to thinking of Liszt's "St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds" (composed 1862-1865) for piano. inspired by the saint’s legendary sermon to a flock of birds, which often included doves or pigeons in art and lore. The piece’s delicate, fluttering passages suggest a mass of pigeons taking flight.

The slower passages are inspired *very* loosely by "Le Chant des Oyseaux" ("The Song of the Birds") by Clément Janequin, a French composer from the early 16th century. Published around 1528-1530, it is a polyphonic choral piece.

A streaming service link is provided below:

https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/the-pigeon-general-staff-submission-for-we...