Author: George W. Beynon
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Category : Motion picture music
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Author: Rick Altman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231116633
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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Silent films were, of course, never silent at all. However, the sound that used to accompany the screen picture in the early days of cinema has been neglected as an area of study. Altman explores the various musical, narrative, and even synchronized sound systems that enriched cinema before Jolson spoke.

Author: American Library Association
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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Category : Motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 698

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Category : Motion picture industry
Languages : en
Pages : 142

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Author: Kendra Preston Leonard
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 0895798352
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 297

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Between 1895 and 1929, more than 15,000 motion pictures were made in the United States. We call these works “silent films,” but they were accompanied by an enormous body of music, including works adapted or arranged from pre-existing works, as well as newly composed pieces for theater orchestras, organists, or pianists. While many films and pieces are lost, a considerable amount of material remains extant and available for use in research and performance. Music for Silent Film: A Guide to North American Resources is a unique resource on North American archives and English-language materials available in for those interested in this repertoire. Part I contains information about archives of primary source materials including full and compiled scores, sheet music, published anthologies of music, interviews with cinema musicians, periodicals, and instruction books. Part II surveys the English-language scholarship on silent film music in articles, book chapters, essay collections, and monographs through 2015. The book is fully indexed for ease of access to these important sources on film music.

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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 988

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Author: Kathryn Kalinak
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 029913363X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 267

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Beginning with the earliest experiments in musical accompaniment carried out in the Edison Laboratories, Kathryn Kalinak uses archival material to outline the history of American music and film. Focusing on the scores of several key composers of the sound era, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Captain Blood, Max Steiner’s The Informer, Bernard Herrmann’s The Magnificent Ambersons, and David Raksin’s Laura, Kalinak concludes that classical scoring conventions were designed to ensure the dominance of narrative exposition. Her analyses of contemporary work such as John Williams’ The Empire Strikes Back and Basil Poledouris’ RoboCop demonstrate how the traditions of the classical era continue to influence scoring practices today.

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Category : Motion picture industry
Languages : en
Pages : 1296

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Author: Mervyn Cooke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107094518
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 439

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A stimulating and unusually wide-ranging collection of essays overviewing ways in which music functions in film soundtracks.