Music and the silent film : contexts and case studies, 1895-1924 / Martin Miller Marks.

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...

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Main Author: Marks, Martin Miller
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Series:OUP E-Books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.