| Description |
| Description: |
Strong statement of the Titus 2 theme as Titus collapses to the ground after being accidentally shot; the music slowly sinks downward as he collapses |
| On-screen: |
Titus collapses to the floor |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 24] tutti frutti / ff; [m. 29] misterioso / mp; [m. 31] mf / ticks out; [m. 32] sfz / funereal |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 24] Sinks (and stinks!); [m. 28] On floor; [m. 29] She cries; [m. 32] Dissolve |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 28] gong mf; [m. 29] trbs / horns / and harp / cue in piano |
| Analysis: |
The chords stagger irregularly but the intervallic pattern is regular <-5, +3, -5, +3>; the cue ends on a consonant A major triad |
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| Tags |
climax | club | death | dying | falling | gun | gunshot | leading lady | self-borrowing | sequence | sheriff | sinking | tragic
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