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Murder on the Blackboard (1934)


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Instance
Theme name: The Janitor
Start time: 0:01:30
End time: 0:01:52
Total duration: 0:00:22
Page #: NIS
Measure #: NIS
Scene: no score available
Key: unstable - g
Meter: 4/4
Tempo (bpm): 126
Instrumentation: orchestra
Description
On-screen: A janitor gets out of bed
Description: This mysterious theme consists of pizzicato string arpeggiations (creating a "sneaky" feeling) alternating with muted brass accents (create a feeling of tension); to this is added a two-note woodwind gesture and descending chromatic lines, creating additional tension
Analysis: Parallel minor triads in measures 4-8; the cue begins by arpeggiating diminished sevenths but gravitates towards g minor by the end
Tags

diminished 7th chord | dressing | establish character | janitor | mysterious | parallelism | school | transcribed by ear | waking | walking

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