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In This Our Life (1942)


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Instance
Theme name: Anger
Start time: 1:04:56
End time: 1:05:14
Total duration: 0:00:18
Page #: 78
Measure #: 9
Scene: Reel 7 Part 1
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 138
Marking: Molto agitato
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Stanley gets angry
Description: Angry and bitter music as Stanley reacts to Uncle Fitzroy's proposal, using high-register trills and aggressive offbeat accents
Music annotations: [m. 9] molto agitato / mf / tremolo added; [m. 10] sfz / sfz / sfz; [m. 13] simile / f / enharmonic; [m. 15] (no tremolo) / tremolo / arpeg; [m. 17] adagio / sostenuto (stringy)
Film annotations: [m. 9] No! No! (she yells); [m. 17] Door slam
Orchestration annotations: [m. 9] trpts (flutter) (muted) / mit stick / W.W. + pianos; [m. 13] W.W. / harps / pianos / basses / celli / bassoon; [m. 14] violas and ?; [m. 17] violin (violas) / celli
Analysis: A double-dotted motive repeats then moves down chromatically, harmonized with dominant flat-9th chords and minor-major 7ths
Tags

angry | arguing | chromatic scale | conflict | leading lady | leaving | minor-major 7th chord | pc set | room | running | tense | uncle | upset | widow | yelling

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