Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 10:20 am

Idea for Markus M.: It would be fascinating to do excerpts of some of this material onthe synth, including the entire four bars of the Chamber Symphony idea.At any rate, it's always fun to research film music. It's like a box of chocolates--younever know what you're going to find until you bite into each treat.******************************************************http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah02928.xml9-15-09:*************************Talking Herrmann: UCSB Box 55 MaterialReply by: Bill Wrobel ()______________________________________________________________________Travis:To answer your question, I will quote a line used a few times by John Wayne in hismovies: "Not likely..."K.L.:Portrait of Jennie is potentially "in the works," so to speak, as a probablemanifestation--at least in synth format. One or two cues, maybe all four.M11 "Winter" is a complete (finished) cue of 11 bars with the duration of about 58seconds --maybe a lot longer if a conductor wants to savor-slow it down a bit! Justwoodwinds and a harp. But of course, an enterprising orchestrator can change it to stringsand a harp. Why not? Herrmann often self-borrowed and re-orchestrated his music.Personally I would like to hear a strings version. I may orchestrate it myself for the hellof it."Newspaper" is 20 bars in length but unfinished. It would take only a few bars or so tofinish it if you use logic based on what Herrmann developed in terms of thematicconstruction. Basically it is a simple two-note structure. Probably I would end it on thelow strings and low clarinets/bass clarinet on a whole note chord held fermata. Thetonality initially revolves around Eb and then G notes developing to Ab minor(Ab/Cb/Eb) to G min (G/Bb/D). The chord in Bar 20 is Bb min (Bb/Db/F) to F/C/E notes.115