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All This, and Heaven Too (1940)


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Instance
Theme names: Henriette + Falling Snow
Start time: 2:22:03
End time: 2:22:31
Total duration: 0:00:28
Page #: 278
Measure #: 17
Scene: Reel 15 Part 2
Key: G
Meter: 3/4
Tempo (bpm): 72
Instrumentation: strings, special group
Description
On-screen: Henry talks to Henriette
Description: The combination of Henriette's theme and the Falling Snow theme continues, swelling romantically after Henry promises to help Henriette find "heaven on this earth"; the camera zooms out to the falling snow outside, framing Henry and Henriette holding hands in the window
Music annotations: [m. 17] pp / a tempo; [m. 19] morendo; [m. 20] come sopra Reel 3 Part 3 / 1/2 tone higher; [m. 23] dialogue over; [m. 24] cresc / strong melody; [m. 25] look on back of page for harp suggestion / f; [m. 26] I'd like a big spread!; [m. 27] sempre cresc
Film annotations: [m. 17] And that peace; [m. 19] And I promise you; [m. 23] See falling snow; [m. 25] The snow fall
Orchestration annotations: [m. 17] alto fl on melody / violins divisi / cel + piano continue / str / harp; [m. 19] alto fl continued; [m. 23] celeste + piano and (W.W.); [m. 24] add celeste (2 pianos) vibra bells / Chauncey will play one / horn + celli violas; [m. 25] (double 8va basso in piano) / tutti (no trpts + trbs); [m. 27] timp
Analysis: The falling snow is represented by parallel major triads (now played by more warm strings and winds); ends with a borrowed ii and a diminished third chord
Tags

9th chord | chromatic parallelism | combination of themes | conversing | diminished third chord | gentle | leading lady | minister | mode mixture | promising | resolution | school | snow | teacher

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