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above or below, and then yet another half or whole step, and so forth. Herrmann did itmore than Steiner, and Steiner did it with some added twists especially when "mickeymousing"an effect on the screen with a new or added phrase (like the harp and piano ona downturn gliss if a character slips on a banana or something!). So, in a certain sense,Steiner's music was a bit more interesting in those terms, a bit more mercurial andresponsive to the actions on the screen.{Image http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9920/img0004bg.jpghttp://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9920/img0004bg.jpg{Image http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5648/img0005d.jpghttp://img408.imageshack.us/img408/5648/img0005d.jpgI should add that the inverse application was far rarer; that is, "SteineresqueHerrmann." In a few of his early works, such as one of his Columbia Workshops,Herrmann wrote a cue that sounded remarkably like something that Steiner would write.More on that tomorrow perhaps!_______________________________________________talkingherrmann mailing list*******************Talking Herrmann: Steineresque HerrmannNew topic by: Bill Wrobel ()______________________________________________________________________Here is a rare example of Herrmann composing music ala Max Steiner; that is, he doesnot write "ala Steiner" but the piece certainly (to my ears) sounds a lot like Max's normalstylism. The image(s) below represent my own personal research hand-copy of cue IV"Impatient Agitato" from the Columbia Workshop episode, Rhythm of the Jute Milldated 12-12-36. The title page of the written score is dated December 5.And if you don't think Herrmann could compose a jazzy piece, you would bemistaken. In this same episode, cue 17 (no title) starting on page 37 of the score showsthe tempo-marking of "jazz tempo" in Cut (2/2) time. You hear the syncopated jazzstaccato figures in Bars 3, and Bars 5-6, etc. The trumpet bears a "mega mute" that toHerrmann signified a jazzy effect, I suppose. I'll insert at least the first several barsbelow. Of course instances of both Steineresque Herrmann and jazzy compositions arevery rare! I will need to search more of the Early Works to try to find more instances, andof course listen more intently to a lot of those old-time radio shows...{Image http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9201/imgv.jpghttp://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9201/imgv.jpg150