| Description |
| On-screen: |
Carmen in Marlowe's arms |
| Description: |
As Carmen looks at Marlowe, we hear an oscillating two-chord gesture on the celeste; this motto is associated with Carmen, but it is also the first five pitches of the Sternwood theme that follows; since Carmen is a Sternwood, this musical connection conveys a familial resemblance |
| Music annotations: |
[m. 47] sfz-p / tremol / sfz-pp (subito); [m. 48] p; [m. 49] mp / B: |
| Film annotations: |
[m. 47] He catches her; [m. 48] You're cute!; [m. 49] He puts her down |
| Orchestration annotations: |
[m. 47] bassoon / pizz; [m. 48] soli cel + piano (both hands); [m. 49] basses + piano |
| Analysis: |
Carmen's motto oscillates between whole-tone and half-diminished sonorities |
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| Tags |
daughter | establish character | femme fatale | flirting | half-diminished 7th chord | leading man | mysterious | oscillation | private eye | room | whole-tone chord
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