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As a composer for hire, Herrmann's unflagging belief in his own opinions about music served him as well as his supreme skill at composition and orchestration.
'Psycho' Maestro at 100 Jim Fusilli 2011
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'Bernstein's Presto' from ' Citizen Kane ' 'Overture' from ' North by Northwest ' 'Gort' from ' The Day the Earth Stood Still ' 'The Murder' from ' Psycho ' Wednesday marks Herrmann's centenary, an occasion for countless celebrations of his music and legacy.
'Psycho' Maestro at 100 Jim Fusilli 2011
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Mr. Palmer quoted Herrmann's own 1968 musical "The King of Schnorrers" for the haunting piece for saxophone and jazz trio.
'Psycho' Maestro at 100 Jim Fusilli 2011
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When Hitchcock's "Marnie" disappointed at the box office, Universal Studios executives told the director that one reason was Herrmann's traditional score.
'Psycho' Maestro at 100 Jim Fusilli 2011
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Nonetheless, Herrmann's lasting legacy remains his work in the entertainment industry: the music for 48 feature films; for television shows such as "The Twilight Zone" his music for the episode "Walking Distance" is one of his most poignant works; and for countless radio dramas, including Orson Welles's "The Mercury Theater on the Air."
'Psycho' Maestro at 100 Jim Fusilli 2011
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"Vertigo," released in 1958, contains more than an hour of Herrmann's orchestral music, which consistently evokes yearning, tension and moral disarray.
'Psycho' Maestro at 100 Jim Fusilli 2011
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As a composer for hire, Herrmann's unflagging belief in his own opinions about music served him as well as his supreme skill at composition and orchestration.
'Psycho' Maestro at 100 Jim Fusilli 2011
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All Herrmann's staff has to do is fetch it from a storage yard in Maryland.
Woolly Mammoth's hit play 'Clybourne Park' to return in summer 2011 Peter Marks 2010
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'Bernstein's Presto' from ' Citizen Kane ' 'Overture' from ' North by Northwest ' 'Gort' from ' The Day the Earth Stood Still ' 'The Murder' from ' Psycho ' Wednesday marks Herrmann's centenary, an occasion for countless celebrations of his music and legacy.
'Psycho' Maestro at 100 Jim Fusilli 2011
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According to the film composer John Williams, Herrmann's greatest ambition was to be recognized as a conductor.
'Psycho' Maestro at 100 Jim Fusilli 2011
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