2010
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.

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  1. Orchestra de Contrabasses:

    http://www.saltsymphony.com/foto/kontra.jpg

    http://www.saltsymphony.com/foto/kontra.jpg