| Description |
| On-screen: |
Gerald sings in the tub |
| Description: |
After the ninth chime of the bell, symbolizing the death of David and Leni and their heavenly reunion, both themes are combined in one; first, the Surprise Symphony theme is whistled, overlapping with the end of Gerald's singing; Gerald repeats the final phrase of "Frohe Botschaft," under which Steiner completes the second phrase of the Surprise Symphony |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 8] whistle (very faint) / harmonics / pp / sneak in; [m. 9] Hugo! (purposely - D against C# in some voices); [m. 10] und der Mutter einen Gruss!; [m. 11] accel |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 8] 3 violins / str sneak in / 10 violins (16 violins divisi); [m. 10] vibraph / harp etc continued; [m. 11] tutti / w.w., cl / all str |
| Analysis: |
Contrapuntally, the end of Frohe Botschaft fits well with the end of the Surprise Symphony theme; Steiner writes a measure of polymeter (2/4 and 3/4) here; but the handwriting is not Steiner's - it is likely that of Hugo Friedhofer |
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| Tags |
augmented triad | boy | child | classical music | combination of themes | conclusion | death | familiar tune | folk song | German | Haydn | home | mode mixture | on-screen music | peaceful | quotation | room | source music | whistling
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