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Is My Face Red? (1932)

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Instance
Theme name: Steam whistle
Start time: 0:15:08
End time: 0:15:16
Total duration: 0:00:08
Page #: no score available
Measure #: no score available
Scene: no score available
Key: c
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 110
Instrumentation: orchestra
Solo Instrument: piano
Description
On-screen: A steam whistle blows
Description: Low register growling (with a prominent piano sound) is followed by high trills and chromatic descending scales; this cue mickey-mouses the steam whistle shown on screen
Analysis: Dissonant polychords (C minor against Db minor) create the growling sound
Tags

boat | chromatic scale | mickey-mousing | polychord | steam whistle | tense | transcribed by ear | transition

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