Settling the Score: Music and the Classical Hollywood Film

Item Number

ML2075.K34

Author/Artist/Editor

Kathryn Kalinak

Type

Book, Hard Copy

Date

1992

Press/Publisher

University of Wisconsin Press

Language

English

Description

Beginning with the earliest experiments in musical accompaniment carried out in the Edison laboratories, kalinak uses archival material to outline the history of music and film in America. Kalinak concludes that classical scoring conventions were designed to ensure the dominance of narrative exposition. 

Important Notes

Illustrated in black and white, includes musical notation. 

Keywords

Film, Music

ISSN/ISBN

0-299-13364-8

Availability

Available

OCLC

25316401