Analyzing Romeo And Juliet 'And The Flower Duet'

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The music choice that was selected for the beginning of act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet was “The Flower Duet” from Lakmé. This song was selected after meticulously scanning for songs that fit what happened in the scenes before and what was going to happen in the current scene. After many hours of searching, this song was selected against other songs such as “River Flows In You” by Yiruma and “Piano Sonata No.12 in F” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The feel of “the Flower duet” gave the audience a sense of elegance and sweetness but also a sense of sorrow that lies underneath. The softness and simplicity of the music as well as the two contrasting instruments and notes gives hints at the scene that is about to take place. For those reasons the

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