| Description |
| Description: |
Dramatic variant of the Leslie theme, rising by half steps and combined with a descending chromatic gesture that is later identified as the "Deception" theme, indicating that Leslie is lying here; it gets progressively more desperate and emotional until Leslie collapses on the couch |
| On-screen: |
Leslie continues her story |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 19] crescendo e accel; [m. 20] simile; [m. 22] sf; [m. 23] sempre accel; [m. 25] expressivo; [m. 26] adagio / pp; [m. 28] mp / pp / (Frank tune down) / Hugo! By the way, this is the 1st timp cue in this sequence |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 26] Oh, I can't go on! |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 18] 6 violins + 2 oboes / 6 violins cont / 2 flutes / vibraph / 1 clar / 1st piano + harp (celeste) + 2nd clar + 2 bassoons + 2 violas + 2 violas + 1 cello (senza) / 3 cello sordi / arco basses / piano (let it ring) / 1 trb (hat); [m. 20] add 1 horn muted; [m. 22] str + W.W. / W.W. + piano / cello / horn + cello cont / vibraphone / 2 trpts (sharp mutes + felts); [m. 25] 3 horns; [m. 26] harps / felts / 3 trbs / basses / tuba / gong; [m. 28] cello + bassons / timp roll |
| Analysis: |
Parallel chromatic augmented triads in the accompaniment, combined with the ascending minor second sequences, create constant tension |
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| Tags |
advance plot | augmented triad | chromatic parallelism | combination of themes | crying | dramatic | emotional | home | leading lady | oscillation | ostinato | passionate | pc set | recounting | sequence
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