Music and the silent film: contexts and case studies, 1895-1924
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Main Author: Marks, Martin Miller (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 1997
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Item Description:Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Harvard University, 1990
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-294) and index
1 - Film and Music: An Introduction to Research - 3 -- - 2 - First Stages, Dimly Lit: Sources and Scores Prior to 1910 - 26 -- - 3 - Film Scores in America, 1910-14 - 62 -- - 4 - Breil's Score for The Birth of a Nation - 109 -- - 5 - Erik Satie's Score for Entr'acte - 167
Most people's view of silent film music is of a pianist playing old scores while watching the flickering screen. This title shows that there was much more to silent films and that often it was planned from the start as an integral part of the film. The author argues that film scores are a major and vibrant part of 20th century music
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 303 pages)
ISBN:0195068912
0585350779
1280440872
1601298137
9780195068917
9780585350776
9781280440878
9781601298133

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