The Sounds of the Silents in Britain
Author | : Julie Brown |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199797615 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199797617 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Sounds of the Silents in Britain written by Julie Brown and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2013 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early cinemas were noisy places with pianos, organs, ensembles of all varieties and sometimes full orchestras accompanied films. Britain, a key cultural player in the entertainment world both at the time and now, has a different history than the USA of musical cultures and film production.