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The Informer (1935)

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Instance
Theme name: Katie Calls Gypo
Start time: 0:05:38
End time: 0:05:49
Total duration: 0:00:11
Page #: 15
Measure #: 98
Scene: Reel 1
Key: unstable
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 72
Marking: Andte
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Katie says Gypo's name
Description: Solo violin plays a tender, sad falling gesture, mimicking Katie's cry of "Gypo"; this is followed by a solo viola playing a similar gesture
Music annotations: [m. 98] dolce / p; [m. 99] pp / rall / morendo
Orchestration annotations: [m. 98] solo viol / fl / viola / W.W., harp; [m. 99] celeste
Analysis: Diminished seventh sonorities create mild tension
Tags

conversing | diminished 7th chord | dissonant bass | establish character | leading lady | leading man | mickey-mousing | somber | staring | street

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