| Description |
| On-screen: |
Mrs. Hammond looks at her husband |
| Description: |
Solo cello version of Mrs. Hammond's theme, poignant and full of emotion as she looks at her dead husband; answered by a more passionate statement from full strings |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 36] a tempo; [m. 38] Hugo! a 'Chinese' heart break - str only on top!! / Hugo (use W.W.) / ff subito / mf / appassionato / mp; [m. 39] f |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 36] He bends down; [m. 38] Woman looks down; [m. 39] Closes eyes / Fade |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 36] 1st cello (solo) and vibraphone; [m. 38] 12 divisi / Hugo (no W.W.) / 4 violas / 3 celli / as before: 1 piano, harps, celeste, marimba / add 2 bassoons / gong / 3 trbs (hats) + 1 piano / basses; [m. 39] flts / clar / 3 trbs / b clar added |
| Analysis: |
The second phrase is altered with a extension featuring an accented dominant over a tonic pedal |
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| Tags |
Aeolian mode | Chinese | Chinese | death | delicate | establish character | grieving | open fifth | parallel fifths | parallelism | passionate | pedal tone | pentatonic | plantation | widow
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