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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)

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Instance
Gesture name: Turning on light
Start time: 0:44:51
Page #: 13
Measure #: 14
Scene: Reel 5 Part 2
Key: WT1
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 108
Instrumentation: woodwinds
Description
On-screen: The watchman turns on a light
Description: There is a quick high-register rising chromatic gesture as the watchman turns on the light
Film annotations: [m. 14] Switches light on and walks
Orchestration annotations: [m. 14] W.W., horns, bassoons / harp + piano
Analysis: This gesture is harmonized with a French augmented sixth chord
Tags

augmented sixth chord | guard | lamp | light | light | mickey-mousing | mysterious | robbery | store | suspenseful | turning on

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