Rachel Portman: The Duchess – ‘The Duchess and End titles’, ‘Mistake of Your Life’, ‘Six Years Later’ and ‘Never See Your Children Again’ Flashcards
Who is Rachel Portman?
Rachel Portman was born in 1960, in Surrey and was educated at Charterhouse School and Oxford
When was The Duchess film released?
2008
Who was The Duchess directed by?
Saul Gibb
The Duchess and End Titles: What is the key?
D major
The Duchess and End Titles: The melody is dominated by what instrument?
Strings section (mostly violins)
The Duchess and End Titles: What is the texture?
Mainly homophonic.
The Duchess and End Titles: Describe the tonality?
Consistent use of C♮ (flattened seventh) suggests the use of the mixolydian mode.
The Duchess and End Titles: What is the time signature?
4/4 at♩= 120
Mistake of your Life: What is the starting key?
G minor
Mistake of your Life: How does the piece end?
With a final unresolved second inversion chord, leaving the piece sounding unfinished.
Mistake of your Life: What is the time signature?
Slow 3/4 ♩= 66
Six Years Later: What playing technique is used by the strings section?
Pizzicato to play off-beat chords.
Six Years Later: What is the key?
D major (Modally inflected)
Six Years Later: What is the time signature?
6/8 at♩.= 60
Never See Your Children Again: What is the key?
D minor
