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

starting on F minor by the violins "appassionato," supported by the celli. Violas arebowed tremolo. The vibe rings and the harp plays a rising and falling legato figure ofsixteen 16th notes. The music then becomes further developed as the drama unfolds.Too bad it was not included in the pic![Song reprise]R 12 pt 5 [Finale] R12/4. Maestoso in C time, 4 bars, 2 pp. Overlapsfrom the song segment. Essentially an E major 1st inversion to A major 1st inversion toE major conclusion (notes E/G#/B).* * * * * * * * * * * *Bill Wrobel wj@pavenet.net Sunday, May 16, 1999 4 pm PDThttp://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Opera/2247/revised May 17, 1999 10:40pm [revised & added 2/14/10 Valentine’s Day]*****************************************The same applies to my old 199 rundown on Herrmann’s White Witch Doctor. Imay indeed do a proper rundown of this one some day but until then enjoy!WHITE WITCH DOCTORMUSIC BY BERNARD HERRMANNAnalysis ByBill WrobelThe following is a cue rundown and analysis of Bernard Herrmann's excitingscore to 20th Century Fox's adventure pic, WHITE WITCH DOCTOR. There are severalmemorable cues (including the "Prelude," "The Operation," etc), which has associativeconnections with his previous pic, "Snows of Kilamanjaro." But this score had a sharperedge in comparison, and orchestrations more reflective archetypally of "the DarkContinent." It was a far less romantically moody story, and far more a simple adventureyarn, so the film did not have the same complex appeal as Snows of K. Still, the music isterrific--and we get to hear the Serpent played!WHITE WITCH DOCTOR Feb-March 20 '53 82 pages79