Most people's view of silent film music is of a pianist playing old scores while watching the flickering screen. This title shows that there was much more to si

This is a high quality reprint of a fascinating book first published by The Library of Congress in 1988. Illustrated throughout.

Despite their name, the silent films of the early cinematic era were frequently accompanied by music and other sound elements of many kinds, including mechanica

This book is a guide for locating scores and musical cue sheets made for films of the silent era, 1894-1929. All entries are for the microfilmed items found in

This book provides a comprehensive and lively introduction to the major trends in film scoring from the silent era to the present day, focussing not only on dom