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A Perfect 6th & Siren 9th?

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Europe Day on May 6th marks the anniversary of the ‘Schuman Declaration’, given in Paris on that day in 1950, with the EU institutions opening their doors to the public.

https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/symbols/europe-day_en

Five years ago, to the day, next Friday, another spectacular facet of European musical culture was in evidence at the Placa de Sant Roc in Sabadell, Catalonia, (a contender for the location of the Sirenum scopuli?):

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=flash+mob+beethoven+9th&qpvt=flash+mob+beethoven+9th&view=detail&mid=CB5698BC958E303F6163CB5698BC958E303F6163&FORM=VRDGAR

Odysseus hears the Siren call

Passing the Sirenum scopuli - 'Odysseus bound'.

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