ScoreXplore: Bernard Herrmann's Vertigo Prelude

daviddas.com -- Bernard Herrman's revolutionary score to Vertigo can be seen as one of his all-time masterpieces. In this video, we take apart the "Prelude" which contains the essential ingredients of the score and look at some of its distinguishing characteristics from a compositional and orchestrational standpoint.
The unedited handwritten score is available for further study here: • Bernard Herrmann's han...
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[@carlbaldasso]

I am no sort of musician, but this extraordinary analysis of Herrmann's Vertigo Prelude is phenomenal. This is my absolutely favorite score. I listen to parts of it every single day, accompanying a 10,000-image photo slide show I watch every morning. To see and hear some of the individual instruments separated out of the score was fascinating and very interesting... really the essence of what a score analysis can (or should?) be. Bravo.

[@markwatters314]

Wonderful analysis David! Truly his best score and that is saying a lot!

[@daviddas]

Thanks Mark! Really appreciate that.

[@earnside]

Excellent analysis that breaks down the underlying compositional processes very clearly. May I ask what sample software you use for your isolated examples David? The solo violin trills passage in particular is unusually convincing.

[@sharonsr]

Amazing, thank you

[@danielfreiberg3901]

Great job, David!! Thank you!

[@PeterRoos]

Terrific!

[@xiaoyiyingmusic]

Amazing analysis David! I would love to see more video like this. Keep it coming!

[@adriangurung5917]

This was fantastic! Very detailed and thorough!

[@bojandjulejic4073]

Great analysis. Thank you for sharing. All the best.

[@garybrockie6327]

The score is brilliant!

[@carlosgarzamusic]

Great job breaking it all down for us David! There is so much to learn from Herrmann and this is a brilliant example.

[@JanPBtest]

You may find interesting the sounds of selected instruments in this piece which I did using MuseScore. As in every good composition, there are layers of sound hidden there buried under the louder passages: ruclips.net/video/suUEINQwcYw/видео.html

[@johannes914]

That was fantastic. Can't wait for the next one.

[@andy_allen]

Thanks David, that was excellent (as always).

[@Markrspooner]

Great stuff, a bit above my ability up understand it all, but really well explained.

[@gabrielheiser]

Thanks, very helpful!

[@jsnell126]

Excellent analysis.

[@julialesnichycomposer4965]

Thank you! It was very educational! It was hard to make out his original score, it would be great to take a look at the same score but in any notation software

[@matthewroche5377]

Good shit