MUSIC 2308

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MUSIC 2308
The Sounds of Silent Film

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

The era of "silent" film was in fact anything but silent. How then did music shape the growth of this new medium? And where do we locate silent film—with its rich tradition of live performance—within cinematic and musical history? This course challenges the notion of film music as accompanimental by examining diverse approaches to scoring silent films, ranging from keyboard improvisations to visual symphonies. Our exploration of this medium will be framed by discussions of the influence of nineteenth-century musical culture and current film performances/showings, which will prompt us to question how our engagement today is shaped by (live) music. We will also investigate Ithaca's place in the history of silent film in a collaborative community education project.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (LA-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16424 MUSIC 2308   LEC 001

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