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The Letter (1940)

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Instance
Theme name: Letter
Start time: 0:00:08
End time: 0:00:11
Total duration: 0:00:03
Page #: 1
Measure #: 3
Scene: Main Title
Key: eb
Meter: 3/4
Tempo (bpm): 76
Instrumentation: orchestra



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Description
Description: One-measure transitional idea, full of romantic yearning and longing
On-screen: Bette Davis
Orchestration annotations: [m. 3] trpts / 4 horns / bassoon / B clar / trbs etc / gong / tuba
Analysis: Features ascending scalar fragments over a chromatically descending bass
Tags

main title | opening title sequence | starring list | tense | yearning

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