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Silent film music compilation.Music:Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/lice...
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- oldstuff4all
Learn about the history and practices of music for silent films, from genre music and cue sheets to original scores and songs. Explore the sources and examples of music for film from 1895 to 1930.
Explore nearly 1,200 pieces of printed music for the silent cinema, as well as scores, cue sheets, and more. Learn about the history and practice of silent film music from various sources and partners.
Dec 18, 2021 · The names of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy (who were household names long into the advent of the "talkies") and many others have become bywords for a well-loved age of film-making. The music on this album remembers that age with fondness and affection.
Jun 10, 2020 · This short video briefly outlines the history of silent film music. Before the grand film scores of John Williams and Hans Zimmer, a single piano would play live to silent film. In the late...
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- The Musicologist
The Library of Congress Music Division holds one of the largest collections in the world of music for silent film. Included are scores for over 300 specific films, over 1,500 cue sheets, and over 4,000 items of photoplay music (that is, stock music written specifically for silent film accompaniment).
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May 31, 2024 · The Music Division holds one of the largest collections of music for silent film in the world. This guide provides an overview of those materials and outlines the print and digital resources available to researchers throughout the Library.
