Reel 1 pt 2 "Prelude" Molto allegro e feroce in Cut time. Half note = 138. 122bars, 1:45. Picc, 2 fls, 3 Cls, 2 B. Cls, 3 French Horns, 3 "C" Tpts, 2 Pos, Tuba, 2 Timps,n<strong>at</strong>ive log drum, steel pl<strong>at</strong>e, Harp, piano, 12 Vlns, 4 violas, 4 VC, 2 CB.Blazing fast overture! No chords to speak of. Wh<strong>at</strong> you have is essentially <strong>am</strong>odern portrayal of primitive be<strong>at</strong>s (Rhythm) and a frantic "melody" line. No chordalstructure (Harmony) per se. Herrmann uses percussion of indefinite pitch such as then<strong>at</strong>ive log drum, steel pl<strong>at</strong>e, gourd, T<strong>am</strong> T<strong>am</strong>, cymbals, but also utilizes definite pitchpercussion(piano, etc). He also introduces the primitive, guttural sound of the"Serpent"(played by Bassoon I). l<strong>at</strong>er used in "Journey To The Center of the Earth."The Bass Cl II/Pos II/Timp I/harp/piano/VC start the first be<strong>at</strong> along with then<strong>at</strong>ive log drum quarter be<strong>at</strong>s. The next quarter be<strong>at</strong> is followed by Fags/Pos I/CB. TheTuba plays 2 two bar p<strong>at</strong>terns in quarter notes, notes A-C-A-D, A-E-A-G. Ditto for Posand altern<strong>at</strong>e Timp. In Bars 5-6 the con forza Vlns/violas and "brassy" Horns play theFuriously fast 8th notes "melody" p<strong>at</strong>tern. Bars 7&8 = pic/fls/obs/cls play the s<strong>am</strong>efrantic passage stacc<strong>at</strong>o, ff. In Bars 12-<strong>14</strong> the tpts play a3 (unison) accented F# notes,then F#/A 16th notes down to octave lower A half note. Obs/cls/stopped horns also playthe A note.Starting on Bar 77 the cue reaches its climax (1:05) with a "molto sost" held notep<strong>at</strong>tern. Vlns and violas play high notes E/A/B/E. Picc/fls on high E (e'''). Timps I & IItrill on notes A and E respectively Starting on Bar 91 is a "piu meno mosso" section.Timps play half note be<strong>at</strong>s (two per bar), notes A-E, A-E, A-E, C-G, repe<strong>at</strong>ed.Ditto piano. Cls/B.Cl/tuba play a r<strong>at</strong>her plaintive three-note figure Bars 93-94. Pos play Amin chord (A/C/E) to C/G dyad. CB play notes A to C. etc etc.Reel 2 pt 1 "The Necklace" Lento in C. 23 bars, 1:48. Cue begins with aninteresting divisi layout of the sordini strings playing two 8th note figures (4 per bar).Vlns I,II, and violas each have two staves assigned to them. The lower stave of eachbegin with the rising 8th note figure[notes F (f’) to E-fl<strong>at</strong> (e-fl<strong>at</strong> '')]. The third 8th note ison E-fl<strong>at</strong>, but stacc<strong>at</strong>o, with one 8th rest symbol afterward. The next (Bar 2) two noterising figure is played by the upper staves on notes E-fl<strong>at</strong> (e-fl<strong>at</strong> '') to E-fl<strong>at</strong> higher octave(e-fl<strong>at</strong> '''). The next (Bar 3) figure is descending, played by the lower staves, notes E-fl<strong>at</strong>to E-fl<strong>at</strong> octave lower (e-fl<strong>at</strong> ''). The last (Bar 4) descending figure is played by the upperstaves, notes E-fl<strong>at</strong> to F (f').Bars 2-3= Strings repe<strong>at</strong> the p<strong>at</strong>tern in Bar 1; B. Cls play whole note Bb to Ebhalf note dot in < > crescendo-descrescendo volume dyn<strong>am</strong>ics. The Pos play wh<strong>at</strong> lookslike an F diminished chord (notes F/Ab/Cb) to (unreadable, but probably notes E/Gb/Bb).Bars 16-23= Strings are tremolo (both fingered and bowed). Tpt I plays a solofigure with a cup mute (notes A to F# to C# to Bb whole note. In Bars 18-19,Tpt II playsthe s<strong>am</strong>e notes but with a Harmon mute. In Bars <strong>20</strong>-21, Tpt III plays with a straight mute.Finally in the last two bars Tpt I plays the figure normally, but mp "echo." Vlns are onnotes F/A bowed tremolo, ponticello. Vlns II play "sur la touche"(or sul tasto) betweennotes F/A, slurred tremolo. Violas are bowed trem notes F/A.Reel 2 pt 2 "The Question" Andante sost in C. 30 bars, 1:37. Sordini stringsonly, bars 1-4. Then 3 fls, Oboe, 2 Cls take over bars 5-<strong>10</strong> in 3/4 time, then altern<strong>at</strong>ely80
twice more. Bar 1 = VC/CB B half note dot to octave higher B quarter note. Vlns I, II ,violas play notes C/G/B to A/D/F# (D maj chord) to G/C/E notes (C major), etc.Reel 2 pt 3 "Pettico<strong>at</strong> Dance" Fast & lightly in Cut time. 62 bars, click trackhalf note = 112. Piccolo, three "Mir<strong>am</strong>bas"(??--did he mean Marimbas??). "Mir<strong>am</strong>ba" III(Low) plays solo bars 1-4, quarter notes A-C-A-D-A-E-A-G. M II joins in bars 5-6(notesA/C, A/E,etc). Then M I takes over, octave higher, etc. Picc plays F# tenuto quarter notesto grace notes F#-G to octave lower G whole note.Reel 3 pt 1 "The Village" Moder<strong>at</strong>o in C. 119 bars, 3:32. First five bars aredesign<strong>at</strong>ed as "The Lake," played prominently by the descending/ascending harparpeggios in 32nd notes (notes E-B-G-E-D-A-E). Picc 16th notes triplets and strings playhigh A min chords first bar. The Gourd sounds occasional indefinite notes. The sordiniHorns play the four-note jungle motif (notes D to A to F up to E). Then the sord soloTpt I plays the motif notes G up to D to B to A.Bar 6 is marked "slower" now as "The Jungle" with the two Flutes playing the two 8thnote figure p<strong>at</strong>terns (4 per bar) of dyads Cb/Bb to D/G. Clarinets play quarter notestenuto (notes B/Bb). Then the sordini tuba and B.Cls/Fags/C.F. play a four-note figure(half notes G to descending quarter notes F, C to B half note). The vibe and mir<strong>am</strong>baoccasionally sound. Starting <strong>at</strong> bars 24-26 the cue turns to "The Hut" design<strong>at</strong>ion. Stringsare now senza sords, playing both fingered & bowed tremolos, ponticello in 2/4 meter.Vlns play quarter notes Cb/Bb; violas play between half-notes Bb/Cb fingered trem; VCpl<strong>at</strong> Bb whole note bowed trem; CB plays arco high 8thnotes E to C. Large Susp Cymbalis trill pp, played with snare drum sticks. Bars 27-33 are labelled "The Chief,"fe<strong>at</strong>ured by two English horns, 2 Cls, B.Cls, horns, VC/CB. Starting withBar 34 the section is marked "Dialogue."Reel 3 pt 2 "The Hut" Largo in 5/4 meter. 2 fls, 2 cls, 1 B.Cl, 1 B. Cl, 12 Vlns,4 V, 4 VC. 15 bars, 1:35. Every two bars the music switches from the sordini strings tothe non-vibr<strong>at</strong>o woodwinds. In bars 3-4, fls & Cls play dyad quarter notes F/C to F#/C#half notes to D/A half notes to (Bar 5) F/C quarter notes to Ab/Eb and Gb/Db half notes.etcReel 3 pt 3 "The Oper<strong>at</strong>ion" Lento in C. 18 bars, 1:<strong>10</strong>. 3 piccs, 2 Bass Cls(<strong>at</strong>separ<strong>at</strong>e mike, subtone playing), 3 "C" Tpts, 3 horns, 3 Pos, 3 vibes, piano, harp. Veryeffective cue, and quite classic Herrmannesque! Bars 1&2= Harp ascends quarter notetriplets F#-C#-A, D-A-D, Ab-Eb-Ab, A-D-A. Vibe III (with soft h<strong>am</strong>mers) and Possound F# minChord (F#/A/C#) whole note. The horns play the D min (notes D/F/A) half noteTied to whole notes in Bar 2. In bar 2 Vibe I sounds A-fl<strong>at</strong> min chord (Ab/Cb/Eb), as dothe tpts. Halfway into bar 2 the piccs & Vibe II play D min chord (D/F/A) half note tiedto next bar. etc. Then in bars 9-16 the harps start a four-bar arch p<strong>at</strong>tern(ascending/descending).Reel 4 pt 4 "The Leopard" Largo in C. 24 bars, 2:23. 2 Cls, 3 B.Cls, Timp., BassDrum, T<strong>am</strong> T<strong>am</strong>, Susp Cymbals, organ, and the Serpent (played by Bassoon player ChrisLieb) <strong>at</strong> mike. Timp/T.T./B.D (Timp trill on F#), then the Serpent plays tied notes D to81
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