| Description |
| On-screen: |
Katie pleads for Gypo |
| Description: |
Dramatic yearning, pleading music |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 30] sf; [m. 32] appassionatissimo but not too loud [remainder of phrase cut off]; [m. 36] p / dolce; [m. 40] poco accel / sf; [m. 42] sf; [m. 44] ["slower" crossed out] / faster / dolce; [m. 45] rall / ppp |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 28] Oh almighty father, forgive me for saying the words I did in anger etc.; [m. 31] Putting the idea into his head!; [m. 33] Oh, forgive him, etc.; [m. 35] He didn't know what he was doing!; [m. 38] Leave him go, Commandant!; [m. 43] And I with him; [m. 45] He'll never harm you again!; [m. 46] To destroy us all! |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 28] W.W.; [m. 32] harp arpeggios; [m. 36] harp (no arpeggios); [m. 40] bassoon / bass / cello |
| Analysis: |
Descending diminished chords with downbeat suspensions create a pleading, yearning feeling in the first part; ascending diminished seventh chords over a dominant pedal tone in the second part create growing tension |
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| Tags |
advance plot | begging | diminished 7th chord | dissonant bass | leading lady | love interest | pedal tone | rebel | room | sequence | serious | tense
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