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Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)


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Instance
Theme name: Whistling the Blues Away
Composer: Harry Tierney
Start time: 0:21:44
End time: 0:23:55
Total duration: 0:02:11
Page #: no score available
Measure #: no score available
Scene: no score available
Key: F
Meter: 2/2
Tempo (bpm): 88
Instrumentation: orchestra
Solo Instrument: male voice, female voice
Description
On-screen: Tommy and Annette sing to each other
Description: The two leads alternate between singing and whistling as they perform the chorus of "Whistling the Blues Away"; after singing the first chorus, Annette whistles the second chorus; Tommy tries to whistle, but is unable to at first; when the chorus repeats again, they do a dance together; in the bridge of the third chorus, the orchestra begins to play in an exotic, Oriental style and Annette does an exotic dance, followed by a big finish in which Tommy fails to catch her as she falls to the ground
Analysis: The chorus has an AABA structure
Tags

AABA structure | car | dancing | leading lady | leading man | love interest | on-screen music | playful | singing | soldier | song and dance scene | source music | street | whistling