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The Sounds of the Silents in Britain (Hardcover)
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The Sounds of the Silents in Britain (Hardcover)
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The Sounds of the Silents in Britain explores the sonic dimension
of film exhibition in Britain, from the emergence of cinema through
to the introduction of synchronized sound. Edited by Julie Brown
and Annette Davison, the volume includes original scholarship from
many highly-regarded experts on British silent film from a range of
disciplinary backgrounds, such as film history, theatre studies,
economic history, and musicology. The essays provide an
introduction to diverse aspects of early film sound: vocal
performance, from lecturing and reciting, to voicing the drama;
music, from the forerunners of music for visual spectacle to the
impact of legislation and the development of film music practice;
and performance in cinemas more generally, from dancing and
singalong films, to live stage prologues, and even musical
performances captured in British Pathe's early sound shorts. Other
topics include the sonic eclecticism of performances at the Film
Society, British International Pictures' first synchronized sound
films, and the role of institutions such as the Musicians' Union
and the Performing Right Society in relation to cinema music and
musicians. In addition to tackling these familiar topics from
surprising new angles, The Sounds of the Silents in Britain also
debunks some of the myths about the sonic dimension of film
exhibition. For example, the book reveals that local venue
licensing decisions had a profound effect on whether music could
even be performed with film in some British performances spaces and
cities, and that the same was true of live acts alongside film -
even into the late 1920s. The books also bring to light the fact
that, in terms of special film presentation and orchestral
accompaniment, practices in London were arguably more sophisticated
than those in New York before the onset of World War I; that
lecturing to film in Aberdeen, Scotland had almost as long a life
as Japanese benshi; and that the London Film Society was as
eclectic in its approach to sound as it was in programming the
films themselves. Filled with both archival research and sound
musicological analysis, The Sounds of the Silents in Britain
represents an important addition to early film and film music
scholarship.
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