| Description |
| On-screen: |
Mildred is stunned after Veda slaps her |
| Description: |
After Veda slaps her mother, the music cuts back immediately to a glassy, ringing texture involving high sustained strings and electronic sounds; Mildred appears stunned and this represents her stunned response to the violence |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 57] Hugo! I thought it best not to mickey mouse the fall!; [m. 59] lunga |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 57] Slaps mother; [m. 59] Get out! |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 57] (might cue in 4 violins and 4 violas (harmonics) !???) - No vibrato or ponticello?? / piano (let it ring also) / (also harps let ring) piano (let it ring) |
| Analysis: |
The slap is harmonized with a dissonant (023468) sonority, with harsh brass flutter-tonguing |
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| Tags |
angry | antagonist | conflict | daughter | dramatic | heroine | leading lady | pc set | room | staring | stunned | violence
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