| Description |
| On-screen: |
The rebels ask Gypo where he got the money |
| Description: |
An obsessive ostinato begins as the rebels start to accuse Gypo of the crime; it is dissonant and troubling; below this, we hear a statement of the Blood Money motif; then the blind man theme is combined with the obsessive ostinato as the blind man testifies against Gypo, followed by another statement of the Blood Money motif and a fanfare-like muted trumpet solo that might represent the British military or the rebels |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 3] p |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 3] The blind man said you gave him a pound!; [m. 5] Fish & chips shop |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 3] oboe / flute (low) / gong; [m. 4] gong; [m. 6] trp muted; [m. 7] add bass |
| Analysis: |
The ostinato features chromatic mirroring of two tone clusters (025 trichords) oscillating around a D-Db axis; above this, the Blind Man theme is in Bb minor; the intervals of the second Blood Money motif have been altered |
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| Tags |
antagonist | axis of symmetry | blind man | combination of themes | courtroom | courtroom scene | fanfare | headquarters | interrogating | interrogation | leading man | mirroring | money | mysterious | questioning | room | suspect
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