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The Fall of the House of Usher

from Poe - A Dream Within a Dream by Silent Orchestra

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The narrator, acting on invitation from a boyhood friend named Usher, discovers an old mansion by a swamp. The bleak dwelling holds the last of his line, Usher and his sister. As Usher tells his woeful tale to the narrator, we hear Gabe DiMarco’s emotional cello paired with Joni Fuller’s playful violin and viola. The string trio represents the three characters in the story.

Usher's only solace is in playing guitar. Usher may have imagined a small ensemble of stringed instruments to share in his brief joy. The bouncy stringed instrument “jam” yields its brief respite to the impending doom. The despondent Usher returns to his earlier mood and soon his sister succumbs to her ill health, or so we think. We hear her ghostly knocks in the distance before it all comes crashing down.

A cantankerous choir of brass and woodwinds is joined by Rich on multiple overdubbed marimba tracks and Kevin O'Meara on metal grinder. Sara Andon’s sonorous alto flute introduces the somber mood in the beginning and returns after the string jam. Later her sinuous piecing flute lifts us to the final shrill conclusion. The massive percussion hit reminds us that this is literally the fall of the House of Usher.

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from Poe - A Dream Within a Dream, released April 16, 2021
(C) 2021 Carlos Garza, Rich O'Meara

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Silent Orchestra

Silent Orchestra was formed in 1998 to bring silent films to a new audience. We are known for new scores for NOSFERATU (1922), SALOME (1923), and METROPOLIS (1927). We blend elements of ambient, minimalist, chamber, rock, jazz, and aleatoric music with homage to music of the silent era. We have scored 14 classic silent films. Our 2021 album is a tribute to the works of Poe. ... more

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