Musical Modernism and German Cinema from 1913 to 1933

By Francesco Finocchiaro

Book Overview

Examines the connections between musical modernism and German cinema from the Autorenfilm movement (1913-14) through the dawn of the recorded sound film (1932-33)
Analyses a corpus of original compositions, films, and aesthetic writings

Documents how modernist composers from the Austro-German area approached film music composition and engaged with cinema as an aesthetic phenomenon

Reconstructs the connections between modernist composers and the film music universe through historically verifiable collaborations

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319863622
• ISBN13: 9783319863627
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"