| Description |
| On-screen: |
Leslie looks out the window |
| Description: |
As the dance music continues in the background, a solo cello introduces Leslie's theme, accompanied by oscillating strings (connected with Leslie's lacework); the oscillating strings continue to grow louder and louder, eventually overtaking the dance music entirely; this represents her internal struggle and obsession with the crime; she cannot face the party and the people there; she tries to focus on her lacework (which she picks up whenever she is nervous and needs to calm down), but here she is not able to calm down -- instead, she breaks down |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 37] expressivo / p; [m. 39] poco cresc; [m. 40] pp; [m. 49] mf / pp; [m. 50] f; [m. 51] f; [m. 53] one tone higher; [m. 57] one tone higher / one tone higher; [m. 58] morendo (D. orch. fades out); [m. 60] tutti / add gliss |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 40] Picks up lace; [m. 42] Sits; [m. 44] Turns on light; [m. 48] Puts on glasses; [m. 49] Takes lace from bag; [m. 51] Works like a bastard; [m. 60] Face distorts / Ticks out! |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 37] D.O. [dance orchestra] / cello solo (senza sord); [m. 40] 4 viol sord and celeste; [m. 43] 2 celli; [m. 49] timp / 2 celli / 2 basses / also 2 pianos (pedal down); [m. 50] the other 8 violins and some W.W.; [m. 51] col the 4 violins |
| Analysis: |
The foxtrot moves into a minor key here and rises by sequence from a to b to c#, in coordination with the oscillating lacework motive |
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| Tags |
added-note chord | climax | combination of themes | common-chord modulation | dance music | foreign key modulation | foxtrot | home | lacework | leading lady | obsession | obsessive | oscillation | sequence | source music | tense | thinking
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