Dies Irae, two hexachords and a pedal point: The Lost Piano score

The scoring competition entry for the Westwood Instruments "The Lost Piano" short film is based on three musical elements. There are several quotes from the well-known Dies Irae melody. Two pairs of triads form hexachords which are used for an extended ascending melody and harmonically as block chords. Finally, there is an Ab bass pedal point. The musical mood fits the three acts in this short movie. Excerpts from the score are discussed in detail. Companion document (text, diagrams and score fragments, PDF, 17 pp., A4) available on Patreon.
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Contents:
00:00 What this video is about
00:24 Section 1 Introduction, Westwood Instruments, The Lost Piano scoring competition
00:52 Section 2 Movie structure and musical elements
00:56 Section 2.1 Short movie in three acts, scene breakdown, voiceover
01:33 Section 2.2 Dies Irea theme, two phrases
02:29 Section 2.3 Harmony, triads and hexachords, pitch-class set 6-31
04:22 Section 2.4 Pedal point, bass part
05:30 Section 3 Excerpts from the score and soundtrack
05:34 Section 3.1 (m. 01) Introduction, piano with sound FX, hexachord triad melody
06:23 Section 3.2 (m. 12) Score paper, piano and strings, pentachord PC-set 5-28
07:12 Section 3.3 (m. 15) Music in my head, piano, variation on the Dies Irae theme
07:59 Section 3.4 (m. 21) Corridor, panned synthesizer triad melody
09:01 Section 3.5 (m. 27) Mother, memento mori, Dies Irae a-phrase, piano and violins
09:38 Section 3.6 (m. 31) Climbing the stairs, low woodwinds, triad melody imitation
10:44 Section 3.7 (m. 39) Hands folded, hexachords for piano, strings and horns
11:28 Section 3.8 (m. 42) Piano room, woodwinds and brass imitation and climax
13:01 Section 3.9 (m. 53) Tears, memento mori, Dies Irae b-phrase, piano and violin
13:46 Section 3.10 (m. 59) End titles, Dies Irae motif in imitation, piano, strings
14:34 Section 3.11 (m. 59) End titles, hexachord harmony, woodwinds, beass, synths
15:27 Section 4 Full score and soundtrack, no voiceover
19:48 Summary and conclusion
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[@AndreaAmici-musicamultimedia]

Excellent! Too complex for the competition, but excellent for composers! ;-)

[@FransAbsil]

@Andrea Amici thank you for the positive feedback. The complexity of the music was attuned to my perception of the voiceover mood and imagery in this short film. I was obviously aware of the competition element, but used the total freedom allowed when sketching the music.

[@exeromusic]

Back on my Frans Absil binge 😎

[@FransAbsil]

@Exero, here locally it's now Friday evening. One cannot compete with Netflix or HBO so be careful how to binge your time. Good luck and have a nice weekend!

[@exeromusic]

@@FransAbsil Thanks Frans. You too.

[@luigicociglio7621]

Bravissimo!

[@FransAbsil]

Grazie mille, thanks!