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I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951)

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Instance
Gesture name: Throws lamp
Start time: 0:59:39
Page #: 31
Measure #: 13
Scene: Reel 7 Part A
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 126
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Commie throws lamp at FBI man
Description: A descending flourish is heard as the commie grabs a lamp and throws it at the FBI man
Music annotations: [m. 13] chromatic; [m. 14] f / gliss
Film annotations: [m. 13] Grabs vase
Orchestration annotations: [m. 13] tutti
Analysis: Uses parallel chromatic augmented triads, harmonized with augmented triads
Tags

agent | augmented triad | chromatic parallelism | communist | dramatic | falling | lamp | mickey-mousing | murder scene | room | spy | throwing

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