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Perhaps I would end it on a Herrmann staple--the half-diminished chord (Herrmann's alltimefavorite seventh chord!). So F half-dim 7th (F/Ab/Cb/Eb) or maybe even expand it abit (a bit logically too considering the G note used initially by Herrmann) and make thefermata-held chord the F min 9 b 5 (F/Ab/Cb/Eb/G). So if someone wanted to synth it,that's a idea to consider...So I think the cue's duration could easily be a minute and a half--maybe longer.The best cue is "Waltz (for a Skating Scene)"--alas, also an unfinished cue. Delightful,spritely 3/8 waltzy music! He had a key signature set up (not uncommon in the early tomid-Forties movies) of four sharps (E maj/C# min). The chords in the first several barsare E maj 7th (E/G#/B/D#) to F# min 7th (F#/A/C#/E). Herrmann went as far as 48 bars,went on a smoke break (or nap--or both!) apparently and never got back to it! I estimatethat's about a minute's worth of music--more or less depending on how fast youconductors prefer to wave that baton! Someone would need to conclude the piece with atleast several more bars, maybe longer. I'll have to look at it far more closely to see whatlogically can be dome to make it a perfect whole musically. But if you want toencompass the entire scene as given on the screen, then you'll need to get the precisetiming. I don't have the dvd, so I don't know. It can be completed but it depends on howfar you want to take it.Finally there is "Jennie's Song" at 16 bars. No key signature other than the sansaccidentals C maj/A min. The sheet of three staves I have has Bernard Herrmann listed asthe composer. Now: I have not seen that movie in many years so I cannot honestyremember if this 3/4 tune was used or adapted by Tiomkin in the final edit of the movie. Ithink so, but I can't personally verify it. Maybe someone else here can. The beginningtonality is the D min 9th (D/F/A/C/E) to C maj 9th (C/E/G/B/D). It ends on A min/9th(A/C/E/B). I probably wouldn't want it in a synth rendition, especially if Tiomkin didindeed use it.You're probably right: the Box 55 (and other Early Works boxes at UCSB) would notbe commercially viable per se as a cd. Too obscure to make it appealing to the public tomotivate most of them to part with their money for it! The material is probably moreconcert performance fare, a small part of a larger program (of more "famous" works!).At any rate, some of these may indeed be fleshed out in synth rendition at least in timefor the 2011 event. We shall see. A lot of the Box 55 material are simply sketches, two orthree stave compositions. However, several works there and in other research boxes areFULL scores and can be easily used. There would be no need for someone to pour overthem and reconstruct full orchestrations--although I would love to see HERODorchestrated, and especially "Tempest & Storm--Furies Skrieking!"So already full scores include "Two Songs for Medium Voice & Small Orchestra." Youcan see an example of it as "The Bells" in my Photo Tour of UCSB (see the Home Pageof the Herrmann Society site that hosts this Talking Herrmann). Also "Late Autumn"(also a photo there), and "Egypt (Tone Poem). There is "In the Forest," "The BodyBeautiful" (Box 53) and "Music for Chamber Orchestra & Soprano" (Box 53 also. That116
last one is weirdly notated by Herrmann at spots, such as that oddly ad-lib Bar 63 playedby the english horn. There are 13 half notes, 5 quarter notes, and a 8th note all within theconfines of a 4/4 time bar! The tonality is also weird for Herrmann here. The strings playfrom lowest to highest Gb/C/G/Gb/A/Db.Kevin, I think you would love to conduct the "Currier & Ives Suite" (located in Box87). Full Score. There may be more full scores available but I'll have to double-check.************************9/23/09:Talking Herrmann: ON DANGEROUS GROUND sketchesReply by: Bill Wrobel ()______________________________________________________________________I did indeed look at what I have of the REEF sketches and I can confirm that the "LoveTheme" was not used in the movie. It's a very appealing lyrical theme, and when I go toUCSB again next month I will have the sketches pulled and take a few photos.For those interested in playing it on your piano or synth, I'll give at least the first threebars. While Herrmann has it spaced apart as Great octave D/A/small octave F# wholenotes in Bar 1, the left hand can just as nicely and closely play the simple D major(D/F#/A) whole notes with the left hand to (Bar 2) D/G/B (G maj 2nd inversion) wholenotes (but written as Great octave G/small octave D/B whole notes). The top staff (righthand) plays under the legato phrase slur of Line 2 D/F# quarter notes to C#/E half notesto Line 1 B/Line 2 D quarter notes to (Bar 2) A#/Line 2 C# quarter notes up to C#/Equarter notes to B/Line 2 D dotted quarter notes down to G/B 8ths. Personally I think itmight be more effective in Bar 2 if those G/B 8ths were heard alone (more consistent ofwhat Herrmann usually did anyway), so let the left hand play either the D/G/B dotted halfnotes (followed by a quarter rest) or D/G/B half notes tied to quarter notes and 8th notes(followed by an 8th rest).In Bar 3, the left hand then plays D/F/Ab half notes to D/F#/A half notes. The righthand (top staff) plays Line 1 F/Ab half notes to F#/A half notes. If my hand-copied notesare correct, Herrmann did not write bottom staff chords after this thru end Bar 7. The topstaff in Bar 4 sounds exactly as Bar 1 to (Bar 5) Line 2 A/Line 3 C# half notes to Line 2G/B half notes. The harmony in bar 5 can easily be surmised as A maj (A/C#/E) halfnotes to G/B/D half notes. In Bar 6, the right hand plays "3" triplet value quarter notedyads A/Line 3 C# to C#/E to B/D to normal value B/D to G/B quarter notes to (Bar 7)F/Ab "3" triplet value half notes to G#/B triplet value quarter notes to normal value F#/Ahalf notes. My initial guess is that the "3" triplet value quarter note dyads should beplayed solo followed by G/B/D half notes of the left hand to (end Bar 7) D/F/Ab halfnotes to D/F#/A half notes once again (as in Bar 3).Have fun playing it! Very pretty music. Classic lyric Herrmann. It's a shame it wasn'tused but I can see why it may not have ideally fitted the movie, considering the variousthemes already in use. I'll check out "Love Theme II" tomorrow. Time for bed now.117
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