u/Mango-Man918 — reddlx

...You might want to check out Ravel!!! He is known for having composed much of his pieces in 3/4 time, much like Sondheim who always threw in waltzes throughout his compositions.

In fact, Ravel was one of the main inspirations Sondheim took for a lot of the songs in ALNM, and we have Jonathan Tunick to thank for the luscious orchestration. If you particularly enjoy Sondheim and his Waltzes, you should check out:

La Valse, M. 72

Literally all of Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, I insist you check these out.

Où es-tu, je te cherche...

Danse Des Ranettes

Alborada del gracioso

5' o clock Foxtrot which is an arrangement that is based on his two pieces How's your mug? and Keng ça fou Mahjong from the opera Les Enfant et les sortileges

String Quartet in F Major I. Allegro Moderato

Scheherazade: III. L'indifférent

Initially, I thought that Tamate killed herself purely because she was driven by grief by Kayama's departure (as I thought the scene after There Is No Other Way was implying) However, my thoughts have changed completely after learning about jigai, a ritual suicide practiced by women of the samurai class in anticipation of defeat.

The purpose of Jigai was to perserve a woman's dignity in avoiding capture or sexual violence by enemy forces, typically carried out swiftly with a tantō (much like the blade Tamate takes out at the dramatic end of the scene) Moreover, the women usually tied their legs together and sat upright so that they would be in a dignified pose when the enemies found them.

Rather than having acted out of emotional despair, she appears instead to have expected the consequences of an American victory and took measures as it meant in her culture of the time.