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

Reel 5 pt 4 "Little Mama" Slow & Tenderly in C. 8 bars, :34. Strings and solooboe "espr e dolce." Starts with oboe G# quarter note to B half note to G# quarter note,etc. Strings on E major 7th chord (E/G#/B/D#).Reel 5 pt 5 "Defiance" Moderato in C. 3 bars, :09. Strings only.Reel 6 pt 1 "Bakuba Boy" Moderato in C (switches to 3/4 meter every otherbar till Bar 9). 18 bars, 1:07. Violas/VC on note C tied notes "molto sost." CB on F#.Sordini Pos and pno on low whole notes C/F#/C/F#/C. Bass Dr & T.T. and Timp on F#trill. Then B.Cls/Fags/Pos/sord Tuba on note G to F# next bar. Horns stopped on C. etc.Bars 9-10= Tpt I plays the Necklace theme with a hard mute. Vlns are bowed tremolo Dmin (D/F/A) "poco piu mosso." Bars 11-12= Tpt II plays the theme with a Harmon mute.Bars 13-14= Tpt III with cup mute.Reel 6 pt 4/ 7 pt 1 "Nocturne" Lento (molto tranquillo) in C. 61 bars, 3:59.Harp on key signature of 4 sharps E major. English Horn/Fag I/solo viola/solo cello playthe Nocturne theme espr p. C# half note to (next bar) to D# half note tied to quarter note(part of a descending triplet). The harp plays a legato ascending/descending arch patternof 8th notes E-B-D#-G#-C# down to G#-D#-B, first two bars. Bar 3= A-E-F#-A-C#-A-F#-E. Bar 4= notes F#-C#-E-F#-A-F#-E-C#. Bar 5= A-E-F#-A-A-F#-E-A, etc.Cls/B.Cls/altri celli/CB sound their supporting harmony of E majorchord (E/G#/B). In bar 18, the alto flute begins a passage with the harp.The solo clarinet joins in on Bar 19 with its own counterpoint passage.Beginning on Bar 33 is a poco piu mosso section utilizing rising harptriplets legato, highlighting solo oboe, then solo clarinet alternately.Bars 33-38 were later used in the NORTH BY NORTHWEST cue "ConversationPiece," bars 63-70. The oboe & Cl line is exactly the same in pitch,though the meter is different (2/4 time).Reel 7 pt 2 "The Abduction" Vivo in 6/8 time. 82 bars, 1:53. Bars 1-26highlights the solo instruments of the tenor drum, piano & Tam Tam. The piano plays thelow ascending triplet notes pf D/F/A (D min chord)& descending triplet notes Bb/Gb/Eb(E-flat minor chord). By bar 4, the G min ascending notes are played (G/Bb/D). By bar 7,the descending notes of Eb/Cb/Eb (A-flat min chord) By bar 10, A min rising chordtriplet is played (A/C/E). etc etc.Reel 7 pt 3 "The Shimback" Slowly in C. 12 bars, :46. 2 horns, 2tpts, small/medium/large susp cymbals, 12 vlns. Bars 1-2= tpt I plays theNecklace theme, cup mute. Then Tpt II plays it with the harmon mute.Small susp cymbal rings with soft hammers in 1st bar, then medium in Bar2. Vlns I on bowed trem play the E-flat min chord (notesEb/Gb/Bb) ponticello. Vlns II in Bar 2 (Vlns I now silent) plays D minchord (D/F/A)/ Bar 3= Sord Horn I plays the Necklace theme pp. Largecymbal trill. Vln I plays C# min chord (C#/E/G#). Bar 4= Horn II plays83