| Description |
| Description: |
A very dark setting of "Frohe Botschaft" in the minor mode with low instrumentation; begins as a dark stinger after the pronouncement of the judge (sentencing David and Leni to death) |
| On-screen: |
The judge sentences David and Leni to death |
| Music annotations: |
[previous page] Mr. Friedhofer / Music by Max Steiner et al (but not Al Newman); [m. 1] ff / ff / ff; [m. 2] Risoluto; [m. 7] Very full - big brass chords; [m. 9] Moe-rendo / pp / sf / (quasi mysterioso) |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 3] Court is adjourned!; [m. 9] Governor's office! / dialogue |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 1] str + horns / tutti / w.w. / trbs etc / tuba / gong; [m. 2] timp roll accordingly; [m. 6] harp; [m. 9] harp + cell / piano added |
| Analysis: |
Begins in eb minor with the melody starting on scale degree 2 (RE ME FA), then modulates to Gb major with the melody starting on scale degree 3 (back to normal); ends with a reverse picardy |
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| Tags |
9th chord | common-chord modulation | conflict | courtroom | courtroom scene | crowd | dark | familiar tune | folk song | German | quotation | reverse picardy | sentencing | verdict
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