| Description |
| Description: |
Lushly romantic Wagnerian theme that precedes a kiss; begins with a somber descending chromatic gesture, followed by a sweeping upward gesture that culminates in a prolonged appoggiatura and a suspension (very Wagnerian in tone) |
| On-screen: |
David and Leni kiss |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 49] accel / a little tremolo; [m. 52] easy arpeggio |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 48] We'll never lose him!; [m. 50] I believe it too!; [m. 51] He kisses her |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 48] div / cel, vibr; [m. 49] celli |
| Analysis: |
Begins with accented dissonances over a long dominant pedal, which dissipates after the kiss |
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| Tags |
9th chord | appoggiatura | dissonant bass | first kiss | hero | heroine | kissing | love | love scene | mode mixture | passionate | pedal tone | prison | suspension
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