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In This Our Life (1942)

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Instance
Theme name: Minerva and Parry
Start time: 1:21:28
End time: 1:22:39
Total duration: 0:01:11
Page #: 100
Measure #: 19
Scene: Reel 9 Part 1
Key: D - Bb - Gb
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 60
Marking: Andante
Instrumentation: strings, woodwinds
Description
On-screen: Parry in his jail cell
Description: A slow and somber statement of Minerva and Parry's negro spiritual theme as Parry relates his side of the story
Music annotations: [m. 19] andte / p / come sopra from Reel 8 Part 2 / 1/2 tone lower; [m.26] poco rall; [m. 27] poco meno; [m. 35] molto rit / poco cresc
Film annotations: [m. 19] But miss Stanley; [m. 25] It aint no use [m. 27] Parry, you see!; [m. 28] Perry, you see; [m. 31] He's got money
Orchestration annotations: [m. 35] vibra
Analysis: Features wandering chromatic embellishment (blue notes) over a pedal tone; modulates from D major to Bb major to Gb major
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9th chord | 11th chord | blue note | chromatic mediant | common-tone diminished 7th | conflict | conversing | criminal | foreign key modulation | lawyer | leading lady | leading man | lying | prison | prisoner | somber | suspect | tender | testifying | victim

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