Sounds For The Silents. Piano Solo.: Photoplay Music from the Days of Early Cinema (Dover Classical Piano Music) - Softcover

Dr. Daniel Goldmark

 
9780486492865: Sounds For The Silents. Piano Solo.: Photoplay Music from the Days of Early Cinema (Dover Classical Piano Music)

Synopsis

'Photoplays', or silent movies, cried out for accompaniment, and a distinctive art form arose to fill the demand, combining cinema, music, and storytelling. This unique anthology features original sheet music for the Pianopieces that complemented early motion pictures. Derived from eight rare sources, the contents include pieces by J.S. Zamecnik, M. L. Lake, Joseph Carl Breil, J. Bodewalt Lampe and Walter C. Simon.

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About the Author

Daniel Goldmark is an Associate Professor of Musicology at Case Western University. A specialist in the field of American popular music, film and cartoon music, and the history of the music industry, he is the series editor of the Oxford Music/Media Series of Oxford Univeristy Press and a senior editor of The Grove Dictionary of American Music.

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