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The Letter (1940)


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Instance
Theme names: Leslie + Foxtrot No. 3
Start time: 1:34:18
End time: 1:34:28
Total duration: 0:00:10
Page #: 179
Measure #: 35
Scene: Reel 11 Part 2 (Long Version)
Key: C - d - a
Meter: 2/2
Tempo (bpm): 96
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: Leslie's lacework
Description: A new variant of the Leslie theme overlaps with the dance music (Foxtrot no. 3) as the camera focuses on Leslie's lacework (representing her obsession)
Music annotations: [m. 35] p / fix (everything the same except the bass line); [m. 42] sempre cresc
Film annotations: [m. 36] Empty room
Orchestration annotations: [m. 36] violins + celeste / vibraphone / celli + violas / pianos / basses / bass marimba; [m. 38] bassoons / 1 bass; [m. 43] harps / W.W.
Analysis: Moves through the keys of C, d, and a as it builds towards the film's ending
Tags

calm | combination of themes | dance music | fragmentation | lacework | oscillation | plantation | pump-up modulation | resolution | sequence | source music

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