Cool ... thanks for the tip.
Dean
On Nov 6, 2006, at 9:36 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Grofe's "On the Trail" movement from _Grand Canyon Suite_ splits
the difference rhythmically, with the woodwinds in 6/8 while the 4
temple blocks play duplets. I suppose "loping" would describe the
horse effect achieved.
For a look at a sound effects guy in action using the coconut
halves, PBS showed the "Prairie Home Companion" 30th Anniversary
Show last night, which included a faux cowboy skit and song with
same, being played softly in a cardboard box filled with gravel.
Perhaps the show will play later in the week in your area.
Raymond Horton
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From: John Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, November 6, 2006 11:58
Subject: Re: [Finale] Perc. Sounds (OT)
To: [email protected]
At 5:53 PM -0800 11/5/06, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
For your collective wisdom ... I'm writing a piece for Wind
Ensemble
involving several short movements, one of which is an
arrangement of
"I Ride an Old Paint." Essentially it's an oboe solo with
chords
below in the lower w.w. and light brass insts. I'm thinking it
might
be effective to have a "clip-clop" sound in the perc., but I
wonder
if that would be viable since it's in slow, lazy, triple time.
Like,
do horses amble in three-four ..it's been a long time since
I've
ridden? And if it might be workable, what perc. inst
might best
suit the purpose ... woodblocks in a couple of sizes or temple
blocks?
What, horses can't waltz?! The Lippezaners (sp?) certainly
can! I
don't see the meter as a problem, as long as you alternate two
sounds
in the 3-beat, or even a 2-against-3 for an even lazier walking pace.
Low temple blocks are the usual choice; wood blocks are
possible, but
generally too high pitched. I believe that the old sound
effects
guys back in the days of radio drama used something like a
coconut
cut in half, so each half could give a dual sound--sort of a
flam or
ka-Bump. But of course all their tricks were designed for
close
miking, not for live performance in a hall.
Appeal to authority: I just checked Russ Girsberger, "A
Practical
Guide to Percussion Terminology." "Horse hooves:
Coconut shells or
wooden blocks, split in half and hollowed out. They are
struck on a
hard surface to imitate the sound of horse hoof beats." QED
John
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