AMADEUS

That chord.... Tell me rather what kind of chord it is. (He repeats it in a fury)

FREDERIQUE

A flat major.

AMADEUS (in a tone of boredom)

G major—of course.

FREDERIQUE (close by him, with a smile)

Don't let that semi-tone spoil our happiness.

AMADEUS (rises, goes toward the background and looks out into the garden)

FREDERIQUE