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100 1 a| London, Kurt,d| 1900-1985.=| ^A23930;

240 10 a| Film Musik.l| English=| ^A23930;

245 10 a| Film music /c| Kurt London ; translated by Eric S. Bensinger ; with a foreword by Constant Lambert.;

246 1 i| Subtitle on added title page:a| Summary of the characteristic features of its history, aesthetics, technique; and possible developments;

260 a| New York :b| Arno Press,c| 1970.;

300 a| 280 pages :b| illustrations, facsimiles (music), portraits ;c| 23 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| The literature of cinema;

500 a| Reprint of the 1936 edition.;

505 0 a| Origins of film music. show-booth and primitive sound-film -- Music with the silent film. Aesthetics and psychology ; From pianist to orchestra ; The silent-film orchestra ; Illustration, compiled music ; Original composition ; Attempts at synchronization ; Form, rhythm, line, colour ; Brief flowering of the cinema orchestra -- Mechanical interlude. Gramophone records as accompaniment ; The musical disillusioned biographical retrospect -- The sound-film. Sound technique. The sound-on-disc method ; The sound-on-film method ; Synchronization -- Music and the sound-film. The 'theme-song' craze ; Dangers of background music ; Various forms of musical films ; Operetta ; Straight drama, with little dialogue and musical accompaniment ; Operatic sound-film ; Concert films ; Sound cartoon films -- Forms and methods of composition -- Orchestration problems of the sound-film ; Orchestra and instrumentation ; The bow-instruments ; The wind-instruments ; Stringed instruments, hammered or plucked ; Special instruments ; Percussion ; Electrical instruments ; The human voice ; General problems of orchestration ; Seating of the microphone orchestra ; Microphone instruments ; A forecast -- The problem of acoustics in recording and reproduction. The creation of resonance and reverberation in recording ; The problem of acoustical control in the cinema -- Prominent European film composers and their artistic significance. Great Britain ; Germany ; France ; Italy ; Soviet Russia -- Training the rising generation -- The future of the sound-film.;

520 a| This book presents a comprehensive selection from the multitude of writings about cinema, rediscovering materials on its origins, history, theoretical principles and techniques, aesthetics, economics, and effects on societies and individuals. Included are works of inherent, lasting merit and others of primarily historical significance. These provide essential resources for serious study and critical enjoyment of the "magic shadows" that became one of the decisive cultural forces of modern times.;

650 0 a| Motion picture musicx| History and criticism.=| ^A20620;

700 1 a| Bensinger, Eric S.,e| translator. ?| UNAUTHORIZED;

700 1 a| Lambert, Constant,d| 1905-1951,e| writer of foreword.=| ^A107947;

830 0 a| Literature of cinema.=| ^A638180;

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Film music / Kurt London ; translated by Eric S. Bensinger ; with a foreword by Constant Lambert.

Author/creator	London, Kurt
Other author	Bensinger, Eric S., translator.
Other author	Lambert, Constant, 1905-1951, writer of foreword.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Arno Press, 1970.
Description	280 pages : illustrations, facsimiles (music), portraits ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Motion picture music--History and criticism.

Uniform title	Film Musik. English
Variant title	Subtitle on added title page: Summary of the characteristic features of its history, aesthetics, technique; and possible developments
Series	The literature of cinema Literature of cinema. ^A638180
Contents	Origins of film music. show-booth and primitive sound-film -- Music with the silent film. Aesthetics and psychology ; From pianist to orchestra ; The silent-film orchestra ; Illustration, compiled music ; Original composition ; Attempts at synchronization ; Form, rhythm, line, colour ; Brief flowering of the cinema orchestra -- Mechanical interlude. Gramophone records as accompaniment ; The musical disillusioned biographical retrospect -- The sound-film. Sound technique. The sound-on-disc method ; The sound-on-film method ; Synchronization -- Music and the sound-film. The 'theme-song' craze ; Dangers of background music ; Various forms of musical films ; Operetta ; Straight drama, with little dialogue and musical accompaniment ; Operatic sound-film ; Concert films ; Sound cartoon films -- Forms and methods of composition -- Orchestration problems of the sound-film ; Orchestra and instrumentation ; The bow-instruments ; The wind-instruments ; Stringed instruments, hammered or plucked ; Special instruments ; Percussion ; Electrical instruments ; The human voice ; General problems of orchestration ; Seating of the microphone orchestra ; Microphone instruments ; A forecast -- The problem of acoustics in recording and reproduction. The creation of resonance and reverberation in recording ; The problem of acoustical control in the cinema -- Prominent European film composers and their artistic significance. Great Britain ; Germany ; France ; Italy ; Soviet Russia -- Training the rising generation -- The future of the sound-film.
Abstract	This book presents a comprehensive selection from the multitude of writings about cinema, rediscovering materials on its origins, history, theoretical principles and techniques, aesthetics, economics, and effects on societies and individuals. Included are works of inherent, lasting merit and others of primarily historical significance. These provide essential resources for serious study and critical enjoyment of the "magic shadows" that became one of the decisive cultural forces of modern times.
General note	Reprint of the 1936 edition.
LCCN	70124016
ISBN	0405016220
ISBN	9780405016226

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