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Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

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Instance
Theme name: Dust Be My Destiny
Variant name: Sordini
Start time: 0:48:21
End time: 0:48:34
Total duration: 0:00:13
Page #: 111
Measure #: 1
Scene: Reel 6 Part 2
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 60
Marking: Mysterioso
Instrumentation: orchestra



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Description
Description: Mysterious variant on the main theme, played softly by winds and strings
On-screen: Joe talks to the jailer
Music annotations: [m. 1] mysterioso / sordini; [m. 2] modto / p; [m. 3] slide
Film annotations: [m. 2] Thats too bad; [m. 4] Front page? / Yes, goodbye?
Orchestration annotations: [m. 1] timp ppp; [m. 2] harp + 2 clar + b clar (subtone) / (cue in marimba)
Analysis: This variant is harmonized with parallel major triads over an F pedal tone
Tags

chromatic parallelism | jail | jail break | leading man | major triad | mysterious | pedal tone | tense | warden

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