[Dixielandjazz] Fw: Film Music from the 20's

[Jack Mitchell]

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From: "Jack Mitchell" <fjmitch at westnet.com.au>
To: "Randy Fendrick" <jfendrick at bak.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Film Music from the 20's


> In his book PLAYING AD LIB (Melbourne, 1999) John Whiteoak  discusses the 
> music played in "silent" cinemas, and includes a reproduction of an 
> advertisement for CARL FISCHER'S LOOSE LEAF MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION 
> which covered the music for everything from gruesome scenes, sword fights 
> to joyful scenes and dances. John also mentions  Allan's orchestral folio 
> THE MOVIES with the music for an orchestra of two violins, cello, string 
> bass, flute, clarinet, cornet, trombone, piano and drums. Allan's was an 
> Australian music publishing house - their Folio might have been a local 
> production, or might have been a reprint of an English or American work.
>
> Cheers
> Jack Mitchell