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In This Our Life (1942)


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Instance
Theme name: Underscoring (Dark)
Start time: 0:49:21
End time: 0:49:32
Total duration: 0:00:11
Page #: 64
Measure #: 21
Scene: Reel 5 Part 2
Key: e
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 56
Marking: Moderato
Instrumentation: brass
Solo Instrument: timpani
Description
On-screen: Asa tells them Peter committed suicide
Description: There is a low trombone stinger (and an ominous timpani roll) after Asa tells them that Peter committed suicide
Music annotations: [m. 21] mp; [m. 22] modto / f; [m. 23] mf
Film annotations: [m. 21] She told me that / Peter had killed himself; [m. 22] Good God!
Orchestration annotations: [m. 21]3 trbs (open) / tuba / soli / (2 pianos); [m. 22] timp solo / mf gong / trbs / tuba / basses / celli
Analysis: The low trombone stinger is a C major triad, which resolves to E minor with an L transformation
Tags

conversing | dark | father | leading lady | leading man | room | stinger | suicide | triadic transformation | turning point | uncle | underscoring

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