In that moment Nigel Hess puts to use his main theme as a basis, changes it though into a minor key. He adapts it to a virtuoso performance, with several double-stops and difficult passages. This gives the music quite a dramatic character, of a diegetic music category, whereas it is taking part in the story. The advanced level of the piece, allows the observer to clearly witness Andrea’s violin skills and musical talent.
Another example of diegetic music can be seen at the party scene in the village, when Andrea is performing folk music. It has a cheerful, playful character with a number of Hungarian and Jewish music elements.
A composer while preparing the film music score may also decide to use the music that has been already written. This is actually an often-used and smart method to acquaint people with the famous classical music excerpts. That is what happens in the next violin scene with the chosen Jules Massenet’s piece “Meditation from Thais”. The view of the seashore in Cornwall serves to introduce even more charm to this meditational melody that Andrea is introducing. …show more content…
Much like the main theme from the Ladies in Lavender, Meditation is composed in D major, what may indicate the connection between those two pieces. The composer marked the tempo as Andante religioso, which already brings attention to its spiritual atmosphere. In the opera Thaïs the violin piece appears between the scenes in act II and takes the leading role in that
Another example of diegetic music can be seen at the party scene in the village, when Andrea is performing folk music. It has a cheerful, playful character with a number of Hungarian and Jewish music elements.
A composer while preparing the film music score may also decide to use the music that has been already written. This is actually an often-used and smart method to acquaint people with the famous classical music excerpts. That is what happens in the next violin scene with the chosen Jules Massenet’s piece “Meditation from Thais”. The view of the seashore in Cornwall serves to introduce even more charm to this meditational melody that Andrea is introducing. …show more content…
Much like the main theme from the Ladies in Lavender, Meditation is composed in D major, what may indicate the connection between those two pieces. The composer marked the tempo as Andante religioso, which already brings attention to its spiritual atmosphere. In the opera Thaïs the violin piece appears between the scenes in act II and takes the leading role in that