Thank you, gentlemen, for all the great suggestions. (It was quite a "duh"
moment to be reminded of the bow on cymbal and gong, as I heard effects
like these for many years in much of the new music that we performed in the
Louisville Orchestra.) I went to the local high school band room today and
found this via a link richard sent for twirly tube thingys, the
screaming balloons are awesome!
How To Make Spooky Sounds - Cool Science Experiment
https://youtu.be/AkO7telYR_A
--
neueweise -- fonts for new music (and traditional) notation
http://newmusicnotation.com/fonts.html
shirling &
Rolled cymbal on timpani can work, especially if the timp is glissed.
What about bending notes on marimba or xylophone? The sounds can only be short
but can be quite ghostly.
Brushed or shaken finger cymbal tree?
And of course don't forget that delightful kid's toy - the twirling pipes and
per musician:
2 pcs - 5-ft thick-guage chain
1 pc - 18x24" piece of 3/4" plywood on floor in front of feet
randomly lift/drop chain on wood
or, if they will let you, medium guage chain on the snare with the
same technique is awesome and more complex (tone changes, plus metal
clinking on rim
Am at a disadvantage, never having heard a ghost, however, the sound of wind
and thunder are sometimes thought of as scary.
Easy to do with a sampling synthesizer, having these sound programmed in as
many do, or more cumbersome, with a thunder sheet and a wind machine.
tim
On Aug 14, 2017, at
Superball mallet on gong/tam-tam. Or bass drum.
Waterphone.
Cymbal scrape with coin (same as the Tam-tam scrape in Rite of Spring, but
softer)
Bowed Vibraphone with the motor on.
Bowed Crotales.
Theremins are relatively cheap these days.
Rub rods.
Chains (on a table)
Marching Machine for ominous
what about using the lyric tool and entering this text below the
notes of each player:
"oOoooOOO..."
>I would like to make some "ghost sounds" from the percussion section
>in a piece I am writing. I know about the single cymbal rolled on a
>timpani head, which
I would like to make some "ghost sounds" from the percussion section in a
piece I am writing. I know about the single cymbal rolled on a timpani
head, which might work, but does anyone have any other suggestions? Thanks!
___
Finale mailing list
