| Description |
| On-screen: |
Man sings a folk tune at the street corner |
| Description: |
Irish folk tune accompanied by violin and angelic voices (women mourning on-screen) |
| Music annotations: |
[preceding page] The Informer / The Minstrel Boy / Voice parts for Reel 3 - Part II; [m. 2] gliss; [m. 6] gliss; [lyrics] The minstrel boy to the war is gone, in the ranks of death you'll find him. His father's sword he has girded on, and his wild harp slung behind him. "Land of song" said the warrior bard, "Tho' all the world betrays thee, one sword, at least, thy rights shall guard. One faithful harp shall praise thee!" |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[preceding page] (4 soprano, 4 mezzo, 4 alto); [m. 1] voice / chorus (soprano, altos only) / harp alone / orchestra; [m. 2] 1st & 2nd soprano / 3rd & 4th soprano / 1st & 2nd altos / 3rd & 4th altos |
| Analysis: |
The wordless women's chorus uses a lot of borrowed chords that add a tinge of sadness to this scene of mourning |
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| Tags |
9th chord | AABA structure | advance plot | angelic | antagonist | calm | familiar tune | folk song | gentle | leading man | listening | mode mixture | mourner | mourning | on-screen music | playing | praying | singer | singing | street | violinist | watching
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