On Thu, 22 Jun 1995 13:31:36 -0700 you wrote: >A quick and gentle correction to Don Larsson. The "screaming violins" in >PSYCHO were not violins at all, but a Theramin (sp?); an instrument >exploited to great heights by the great composer Bernard Hermann. N. Leibman > >---- >To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L >in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > > I don't think this is correct. I have a copy of the handwritten score, which shows "Vls" playing an E-flat above high C. In the next measure, a second violin part adds an E-natural, then the violas and cellos come in. The parts are clearly labelled by instrument name. Byu the way, this theme, called "The Murder," carries the instructions "Molto forzando e feroce." I also listened to a recording and it sure doesn't sound like a Theremin. You can hear the glissando of the string instruments, and there's none of that Theremin vibrato. I know that Miklos Rozsa used the Theremin for Spellbound (and other scores), but I'm not aware that Bernard Hermann was a proponent. Barbara Bernstein email: [log in to unmask] Kinexis, San Francisco, CA ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]