| Description |
| On-screen: |
David and Tommy talk about cats |
| Description: |
Quiet minor-mode theme with bright orchestration (flute and bells); it becomes more playful and dancelike (in triple meter) as it progresses |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 10] sf - p / pizz / Innocent little pussies are playing!! (verstehst) But they are bastards! (inwardly); [m. 14] sf; [m. 18] mp; [m. 20] Delicato; [m. 29] poco rall |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 10] Do you like cats, Tommy? / No, but my Uncle Henry!; [m. 18] Well, I bet they need lots of milk in it; [m. 20] Oh, no Doctor!; [m. 24] Chummy sort of cat; [m. 26] Yes Doctor |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 10] horn / vibra / cel, 2 fl, 1 cl (or piano); [m. 20] vibra / harp / harp added, violas pizz; [m. 26] 1st harp / 2nd H. / viol |
| Analysis: |
Features parallel triads over dominant pedals in f# minor, A major / minor, and Eb major; ends with a dissonant clash between f half-diminished 7 and b diminished 7 |
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| Tags |
64 chord | boy | cat | deceptive resolution | doctor | establish character | hero | mode mixture | office | parallelism | playful
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