Sound of Silents: Recordings of Motion Picture Musicians Made in the Silent Period
Time: Feb. 7, 2018, 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Location: Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library
Philip Carli (University of Rochester)
In this free public lecture, pianist and musicologist Carli shares his research on musicians who accompanied so-called “silent” films. Learn more about silent film musicians recorded professionally and privately in studios and theatres, and even in performance. These recordings offer a new window into performing styles, sensitivities, and thought processes that might (or might not) influence current approaches to film accompaniment.
Carli’s work—and specifically his use of historical recordings—provides an important perspective on a period in film history that is typically re-imagined primarily through visual and literary sources. In so doing, Carli’s research connects to a broader turn in the humanities toward audible histories.
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Additional Supporters:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department of Art and Music Histories
- Department of English
- Setnor School of Music
- Bandier Program
Sarah Fuchs Sampson, Art & Music Histories