06.29
So I was putting our daughter to bed, and the muse spoke to me about an arrangement for one of Sean’s new songs that we played last year at the TBA show
I imagine a bunch of violins and bowed double basses, like 40. For the verse they are played mostly drone, but heavy on the vibrato and harmonics, maybe 2 or 3 parts. It would pick up a little for the chorus, melodic, but not lush (think John Cale rather than Spiritualized).
The ending could go in a couple of directions- either ascending pitch a la Day in the Life or Ligetti (not positive about that reference)..
…. or it could go all atonal/microtonal, still very drone, but more intense- distorted & harmonic.
Jimmy’s awesome drumming keeps everything moving.
Just an idea, might be mush in practice.
Orchestra de Contrabasses:
http://www.saltsymphony.com/foto/kontra.jpg