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Open Mic Adventures CLI: “Blue Ghost”

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Spooky Season IV is coming out later this month, and I finally finished it last week.  The first track I wrote for the album, “Blue Ghost,” is the feature of today’s Open Mic Adventures.

This piece is the companion piece to “Red Ghost,” which I featured last week.  I like the contrasts between them.

“Blue Ghost” is a duet for trombone and bassoon with piano accompaniment. The piece is in a melancholy C minor, depicting the doleful sobbing of the pitiable ghost of the title.

Here is the original, handwritten score:

Happy Listening!

—TPP

Other Editions of Open Mic Adventures:

  1. “Open Mic Adventures I: Oingo Boingo’s ‘Just Another Day’“
  2. “Open Mic Adventures II: Billy Joel’s ‘Piano Man’“
  3. “Open Mic Adventures III: Joanie Sommers’s ‘Johnny Get Angry’“
  4. “Open Mic Adventures IV: KISS’s ‘I Still Love You’“
  5. “Open Mic Adventures V: ‘There’s a Light (Over at the Frankenstein Place)’“
  6. “Open Mic Adventures VI: Journey’s ‘Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’“
  7. “Open Mic Adventures VII: ‘Suite: Judy Blue Eyes’“
  8. “Open Mic Adventures VIII: Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘The Sound of Silence’“
  9. “Open Mic Adventures IX: Journey’s ‘Faithfully’“
  10. “Open Mic Adventures X: ‘Time Warp’“
  11. “Open Mic Adventures XI: Spooktacular Supergroup Covers ‘Monster Mash’“
  12. “Open Mic Adventures XII: ‘Ghostly’“
  13. “Open Mic Adventures XIII: The Penguins’ ‘Earth Angel’“
  14. “Open Mic Adventures XIV: ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’“
  15. “Open Mic Adventures XV: ‘O Holy Night’“
  16. “Open Mic Adventures XVI: ‘Please Come Home for Christmas’“
  17. “Open Mic Adventures XVII: ‘L’il Divertimento in C major’“
  18. “Open Mic Adventures XVIII: ‘Satiean Motion’“
  19. “Open Mic Adventures XIX: ‘Two-Day Minuet for Left Hand’“
  20. “Open Mic Adventures XX: ‘Sleepy Student’s Serenade’“
  21. “Open Mic Adventures XXI: Styx’s ‘Come Sail Away’“
  22. “Open Mic Adventures XXII: ‘Blessed Assurance’“
  23. “Open Mic Adventures XXIII: ‘Gabbi’s Gavotte’“
  24. “Open Mic Adventures XXIV: ‘Softly and Tenderly’“
  25. “Open Mic Adventures XXV: ‘Venite, exultemus Domino’“
  26. “Open Mic Adventures XXVI: ‘Sonatina’“
  27. “Open Mic Adventures XXVII: ‘Heavenly Sunlight’“
  28. “Open Mic Adventures XXVIII: ‘Song of the Bigfoot’”
  29. “Open Mic Adventures XXIX: ‘Lavender’s Blue’“
  30. “Open Mic Adventures XXX: ‘Chorale for a Sleepy Wednesday’“
  31. “Open Mic Adventures XXXI: ‘Carousel’“
  32. “Open Mic Adventures XXXII: Hymn Medley“
  33. “Open Mic Adventures XXXIII: ‘Spore Song (Mushroom Dance)’“
  34. “Open Mic Adventures XXXIV: ‘Chase’s Dilemma’“
  35. “Open Mic Adventures XXXV: ‘The Rings of Saturn’“
  36. “Open Mic Adventures XXXVI: ‘The Rings of Saturn’ LIVE!“
  37. “Open Mic Adventures XXXVII: ‘Private Lessons (Goth Chick)’“
  38. “Open Mic Adventures XXXVIII: ‘Quasi-Date’“
  39. “Open Mic Adventures XXXIX: ‘(I’m in the) Business of Love)’“
  40. “Open Mic Adventures XL: ‘Parada’“
  41. “Open Mic Adventures XLI: ‘Serenade for a Sleepy Student No. 2’“
  42. “Open Mic Adventures XLII: ‘1001 Arabian Nights’“
  43. “Open Mic Adventures XLIII: ‘Greek Fair’“
  44. “Open Mic Adventures XLIV: ‘Skeleton Dance No. 1’“
  45. “Open Mic Adventures XLV: ‘Skeleton Dance No. 1’ – BASS“
  46. “Open Mic Adventures XLVI: ‘Canon Event’“
  47. “Open Mic Adventures XLVII: ‘Skeleton Dance No. 2’“
  48. “Open Mic Adventures XLVIII: Sloppy ‘Hipster Girl Next Door’ Medley“
  49. “Open Mic Adventures XLIX: ‘Lament of the Lizardman’“
  50. “Open Mic Adventures L: ‘Bigfoot Boogie’“
  51. “Open Mic Adventures LI: ‘Minuet for a New Moon’“
  52. “Open Mic Adventures LII: ‘Andante in D major’“
  53. “Open Mic Adventures LIII: ‘I Need Thee Every Hour’“
  54. “Open Mic Adventures LIV: ‘”Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus’“
  55. “Open Mic Adventures LV: ‘Orange Roll’“
  56. “Open Mic Adventures LVI: ‘Firefly Dance’“
  57. “Open Mic Adventures LVII: ‘Kartofelsalat’“
  58. “Open Mic Adventures LVIII: ‘Listless Chorale’“
  59. “Open Mic Adventures LIX: ‘Silent Night’“
  60. “Open Mic Adventures LX: ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’“
  61. “Open Mic Adventures LXI: ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’“
  62. “Open Mic Adventures LXII: ‘FRANTIC!!’“
  63. “Open Mic Adventures LXIII: ‘Snowfall’“
  64. “Open Mic Adventures LXIV: ‘Uninspired Étude in E major’“
  65. “Open Mic Adventures LXV: ‘Scribblings I: Post-Christmas Concert Scribbling’“
  66. “Open Mic Adventures LXVI: ‘Ode Napoléon’“
  67. “Open Mic Adventures LXVII: ‘Cook’s Brief Bourrée in E minor’“
  68. “Open Mic Adventures LXVIII: ‘Triumphant Processional’“
  69. “Open Mic Adventures LXIX: ‘Moody Noodling’“
  70. “Open Mic Adventures LXX: ‘Epistemology’“
  71. “Open Mic Adventures LXXI: ‘Three Chorales in Diminishing Length’“
  72. “Open Mic Adventures LXXII: ‘Blue Mage’“
  73. “Open Mic Adventures LXXIII: ‘Red Mage’“
  74. “Open Mic Adventures LXXIV: ‘White Mage’“
  75. “Open Mic Adventures LXXV: ‘Black Mage’“
  76. “Open Mic Adventures LXXVI: ‘The Blind Prophet’“
  77. “Open Mic Adventures LXXVII: ‘Robobop’“
  78. “Open Mic Adventures LXXVIII: ‘Pink Princess’“
  79. “Open Mic Adventures LXXIX: ‘Purple Prince’“
  80. “Open Mic Adventures LXXX: ‘Yellow Knight’“
  81. “Open Mic Adventures LXXXI: ‘Green Knight’“
  82. “Open Mic Adventures LXXXII: ‘Brown Friar’“
  83. “Open Mic Adventures LXXXIII: ‘Advanced Funkification’“
  84. “Open Mic Adventures LXXXIV: ‘Funk Chorale (Hymn to Funk)’“
  85. “Open Mic Adventures LXXXV: Steelheart’s ‘I’ll Never Let You Go’“
  86. “Open Mic Adventures LXXXVI: ‘1001 Arabian Nights’ Redux“
  87. “Open Mic Adventures LXXXVII: ‘Heptadic Structure’“
  88. “Open Mic Adventures LXXXVIII: ‘Angularity’“
  89. “Open Mic Adventures LXXXIX: ‘White Boy Summer’“
  90. “Open Mic Adventures XC: ‘Balladic Processional’“
  91. “Open Mic Adventures XCI: ‘Tu Me Manques’“
  92. “Open Mic Adventures XCII: ‘Jaunt’“
  93. “Open Mic Adventures XCIII: ‘C20r4735 (Chorales)’“
  94. “Open Mic Adventures XCIV: ‘Nobles Gases’“
  95. “Open Mic Adventures XCV: ‘Akhenaten’“
  96. “Open Mic Adventures XCVI: ‘Summer Vibes’“
  97. “Open Mic Adventures XCVII: ‘Perambulating’“
  98. “Open Mic Adventures XCVIII: ‘Mellow’“
  99. “Open Mic Adventures XCIX: ‘Pythagoras’“
  100. “Open Mic Adventures C: ‘Dancing in the Graveyard’“
  101. “Open Mic Adventures CI: ‘Curious Little Ghosties’“
  102. “Open Mic Adventures CII: ‘Boneyard Blues’“
  103. “Open Mic Adventures CIII: ‘Rain on Halloween’“
  104. “Open Mic Adventures CIV: ‘Heavy Metal Mummy’“
  105. “Open Mic Adventures CV: ‘Promenade’“
  106. “Open Mic Adventures CVI: ‘“’Hanging Gardens’“
  107. “Open Mic Adventures CVII: ‘Roast Beef Sandwich’“
  108. “Open Mic Adventures CVIII: ‘Skittlebräu’“
  109. “Open Mic Adventures CIX: ‘Funny Phantom’“
  110. “Open Mic Adventures CX: ‘Rainy Wednesday Morning Waltz’“
  111. “Open Mic Adventures CXI: ‘Blue Field’“
  112. “Open Mic Adventures CXII: ‘Green Space’“
  113. “Open Mic Adventures CXIII: ‘ Red Blur’“
  114. “Open Mic Adventures CXIV: ‘Violet Fantasy’“
  115. “Open Mic Adventures CXV: ‘From Greenland’s Icy Mountains’“
  116. “Open Mic Adventures CXVI: Intense ‘Walk Like a Man’ (Abridged)“
  117. “Open Mic Adventures CXVII: ‘PRISM’“
  118. “Open Mic Adventures CXVIII: ‘Procession of the Porcupine Prince’“
  119. “Open Mic Adventures CXIX: ‘Obese Kangaroos’“
  120. “Open Mic Adventures CXX: ‘Cuttlefish’“
  121. “Open Mic Adventures CXXI: ‘March of the Molemen’“
  122. “Open Mic Adventures CXXII: ‘Sea Creatures Praise the Lord (Psalm 148:7)’“
  123. “Open Mic Adventures CXXIII: ‘Aardvark’“
  124. “Open Mic Adventures CXXIV: ‘Cosmic Chorale II’“
  125. “Open Mic Adventures CXXV: ‘Stately Stags’“
  126. “Open Mic Adventures CXXVI: ‘Morning Moon Sliver’“
  127. “Open Mic Adventures CXXVII: ‘The Whale Shark’“
  128. “Open Mic Adventures CXXVIII: ‘Airy Chorale in Two Movements’“
  129. “Open Mic Adventures CXXIX: ‘Clarinetti’“
  130. “Open Mic Adventures CXXX: ‘Flamboyant Fanfare’“
  131. “Open Mic Adventures CXXXI: ‘Ringtone Circus’“
  132. “Open Mic Adventures CXXXII: ‘The Magic Forest’“
  133. “Open Mic Adventures CXXXIII: ‘Skiddle-Diddle-Diddle-Dee (Dit-Dit-Dit)’“
  134. “Open Mic Adventures CXXXIV: ‘French Cuisine’“
  135. “Open Mic Adventures CXXXV: ‘Irish Clover’“
  136. “Open Mic Adventures CXXXVI: ‘Seesaw’“
  137. “Open Mic Adventures CXXXVII: ‘Xeriscaping (Cactus Garden)’“
  138. “Open Mic Adventures CXXXVIII: ‘Crunchy Roll’“
  139. “Open Mic Adventures CXXXIX: ‘Black Hawk’“
  140. “Open Mic Adventures CXL: ‘Triple Deluxe’“
  141. “Open Mic Adventures CXLI: ‘Vibin”“
  142. “Open Mic Adventures CXLII: Spinal Tap’s ‘Stonehenge’“
  143. “Open Mic Adventures CXLIII: ‘Tubae Sonitus: Ambitione’“
  144. “Open Mic Adventures CXLIV: ‘Divertimento in D’“
  145. “Open Mic Adventures CXLV: ‘Murphy on the Storm’“
  146. “Open Mic Adventures CXLVI: Cover of Loverboy’s ‘Working for the Weekend’“
  147. “Open Mic Adventures CXLVII: ‘Funky Sax I’“
  148. “Open Mic Adventures CXLVIII: ‘Funky Sax II’“
  149. “Open Mic Adventures CXLIX: ‘All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name’“
  150. “Open Mic Adventures CL: ‘Red Ghost'”

6 thoughts on “Open Mic Adventures CLI: “Blue Ghost””

  1. I watched your first seven days. Yes, I prefer Evil Dead to the second and third but you’re traversing into murky waters when you describe them as sequels; each directly followed the other which would class them as saga rather than sequel. Still, the third is undeniably crazy and, for me, feels completely separate to the first two which are standout horror classics.

    Young Frankenstein is my favourite Mel Brooks movie but I wouldn’t have included it in a Halloween list – it’s a comedy. Peter Boyle played the monster, by the way. He also plays a memorable part in a classic X-Files episode, Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose, as a psychic helping Mulder and Scully track down a serial killer hunting other psychics.

    Are our recommendations going to make an appearance?

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    • Great point re: Evil Dead being a saga, rather than a trilogy. They are each kind of standalone films, although I guess Army of Darkness follows along where Evil Dead II leaves off.

      As for Young Frankenstein, I picked it because a.) I have the DVD and b.) although it’s a comedy, it’s a fun one to put on around Halloween.

      In due time, yes! I’m going to plow through some more classics/near-classics the first two weeks, then get into reader-/viewer-submitted ones.

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      • I hope you’ve had other recommendations. It’d be good to dig through some horrors I haven’t seen. Like The Intruder which we’re saving until Halloween. Train to Busan too. I’ve watched a lot of horror but these 2 films escaped my attention. Once again, thanks for the tips. 👍

        I’ll see if I can send my own creepy offering. I’ve a few in mind though at present, I’m wading through Yotei and Little Nightmares 3 will be on our system at the end of the week.

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        • I’m glad I’ve offered up some good recommendations. Thanks for yours!

          Speaking of, could you remind me of the films you asked me to review? I know they’re in the comments somewhere, but it’ll save me a few minutes if I inconvenience you—ha!

          Nice! Yes, I would love to run anything you have. I’ve gotsta play some Little Nightmares this Halloween season. I’m still playing a ton of Civilization VII, which I am enjoying, especially after this latest big update.

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  2. For Tina, The Haunting (1963), for me, Ju-On 2 (2003). Has to be the Japanese original – the US version isn’t bad but the Japanese tale offers more story.

    I might review The Descent (2005). That’s a good ‘un. Ticks all the right boxes.

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