| Description |
| On-screen: |
Joe and Mabel see a sign for the train |
| Description: |
Comical woodwind theme (bassoon solo) as they laugh about their situation; the sign says "Next time try the train" |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 94] they asked me to write something - very very funny - I think I am dying with laughter!! (do anything you want!!) / grotesque (tempo di schottische) / pizz; [m. 95] morendo; [m. 96] sfz; [m. 97] rubato / sfz / sfz / rit; [m. 98] sfz / p / delicato / a little help is needed I feel!! I smell - and also stink!! / delicato / this sort of connects to Part 3 (but does not overlap) |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 94] Joe look! / The Poster; [m. 96] They laugh |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 94] bassoon solo / cue in sax (slap tongue); [m. 96] trb hat; [m. 98] harp + celesta added |
| Analysis: |
The harmonic progression here is unusual, with tritone-related major triads in an ascending harmonic sequence: E - Bb / F# - C, then returning to E major |
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| Tags |
chromatic sequence | comedy | comical | laughing | leading lady | leading man | runaway | sign | street
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