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The Letter (1940)


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Instance
Theme name: Leslie
Variant name: Maestoso
Start time: 0:06:11
End time: 0:06:21
Total duration: 0:00:10
Page #: 21
Measure #: 45
Scene: Reel 1 Part 4
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 84
Marking: Maestoso
Instrumentation: orchestra, brass



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Description
Description: Brassy version of the Leslie theme; bold and dark, with a horn response
On-screen: Robert arrives at the plantation
Music annotations: [m. 45] Very dramatic - instead of playing the "car"!!! verstehst / f; [m. 46] ff; [m. 47] moerendo
Film annotations: [m. 45] Dissolve; [m. 47] Car stops
Orchestration annotations: [m. 45] vibraph cont. with vn / trbs + trpts (hats) / T.C. with stick / horns (quasi soli) / timp / tuba etc.
Analysis: This variant oscillates between two tritone-related harmonies (eb and a minor triads)
Tags

bold | brassy | changing meter | dark | driving | home | husband | oscillation | transition | tritone

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