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The Letter (1940)


Home > Film: The Letter > Theme: Letter > Variant: Sarcastic > Instance: 0:19:45


Instance
Theme name: Letter
Variant name: Sarcastic
Start time: 0:19:45
End time: 0:20:07
Total duration: 0:00:22
Page #: 41
Measure #: 16
Scene: Reel 3 Part 2
Key: unstable
Meter: 6/8
Tempo (bpm): 44
Marking: Delicato
Instrumentation: orchestra



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Description
Description: Tense statement of the Letter theme as Leslie packs her things
On-screen: Robert looks at Leslie
Music annotations: [m. 16] pp / Come sopra from Reel 2 Part 1 1/2 tone higher / a tempo / etc; [m. 21] very slowly and very mysterious / mf
Film annotations: [m. 16] C.U. Crosbie; [m. 21] She stops at drawer / where the revolver was!
Orchestration annotations: [m. 21] viol / horns muted / 2 pianos / 2 harps / 2 bassoons / b cl
Analysis: Each rising scalar segment is harmonized with a repeating chromatic sequence; the cue ends with an E#9 chord over a dissonant A# pedal
Tags

chromatic sequence | dissonant bass | glance | home | leading lady | longing | love scene | mysterious | sequence | staring

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