| Description |
| On-screen: |
A stranger approaches |
| Description: |
The children see what they think is a ghost approaching; the score uses creeping footsteps (chromatically rising accents) and scary tremolo gestures |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 10] a tempo; [m. 11] molto mysterioso / p; [m. 12] 1/2 tone shake; [m. 13] pp / simile / cresc; [m. 14] sempre cresc; [m. 15] p subito / overlap to part 5 / to part 5 / Hugo! That's all for tonite! Love Max |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 10] Darling it's only an old song; [m. 12] The Duke walking; [m. 15] Ha, Ha a pretty solid ghost! |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 10] timp; [m. 11] harps piano / pedal down (vibra or marimba (let them ring)); [m. 12] W.W. / cymbal roll; [m. 13] viol + violas / harps etc piano continued / B. drum solo; [m. 14] add W.W. |
| Analysis: |
Begins with an upward diminished 7th arpeggiation; continues with chromatically rising dominant 42 sonorities embellished with retardations |
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| Tags |
child | chromatic parallelism | create suspense | creeping | diminished 7th chord | duke | forest | governess | leading lady | leading man | mickey-mousing | retardation | scary | sneaking | spooky
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