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A provocative collection of writings on film music by the celebrated critic, Hans Keller [1919-85].
Between 1946 and 1959, the most outspoken voice in British film music was that of the celebrated Austrian émigré critic, Hans Keller [1919-85]. He argued passionately for 'the need for competent film music criticism', laid out themain topics of the day, and studied the contribution of all the main British composers and many others besides. In particular he championed William Alwyn, Arthur Benjamin and Alan Rawsthorne as well as the more established namesof Auric, Bernstein, Britten, Thomson, Vaughan Williams and Walton. In 1959 he also devoted a column to 'television music'.
This important collection of writings will form a vital complement to the contemporary Composing for the Film by Hanns Eisler and Theodor Adorno, and will provide an invaluable and unparalleled account of a great age for film music. Includes line drawings by Milein Cosman.
Between 1946 and 1959, the most outspoken voice in British film music was that of the celebrated Austrian émigré critic, Hans Keller [1919-85]. He argued passionately for 'the need for competent film music criticism', laid out themain topics of the day, and studied the contribution of all the main British composers and many others besides. In particular he championed William Alwyn, Arthur Benjamin and Alan Rawsthorne as well as the more established namesof Auric, Bernstein, Britten, Thomson, Vaughan Williams and Walton. In 1959 he also devoted a column to 'television music'.
This important collection of writings will form a vital complement to the contemporary Composing for the Film by Hanns Eisler and Theodor Adorno, and will provide an invaluable and unparalleled account of a great age for film music. Includes line drawings by Milein Cosman.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780954012366 |
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Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer, Limited |
Publication date: | 12/01/2006 |
Series: | Hans Keller Archive |
Pages: | 232 |
Product dimensions: | 6.77(w) x 9.61(h) x (d) |
Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Acknowledgments xxxi
A Note on the Text xxxii
Preface
The Need for Competent Film Music Criticism 3
A pamphlet for those who care about FILM AS ART, with a final section for those who do not
Film Music Topics
The Psychology of Film Music 21
Master of Bankdam
La belle at la bete
The News and the Muse 25
Featured Music: 'Classical' Quotations
The Question of Quotation 30
Apartment for Peggy
Fools Rush In
Lady Hamilton
La symphonie pastorale
Reply to Pizzetti 32
Hollywood
Hollywood Music - Another View 36
Various
Hollywood Orchestrators: The Dragon Shows His Teeth 41
The Heiress
From Auden to Hollywood (Through Route) 47
Born to be Bad
British Film Music
An Appeal to Constructive Consciences 51
Film Music: British 53
LCMC-ICA Failure 57
Film Music of the World
Continental, British and American 60
La Ronde
Three Telegrams
Appointment with Venus, Man in the White Suit
Where No Vultures Fly
Rommel: Desert Fox Letter from an Unknown Woman
World Review 63
La belle et la bete
5 Fingers
Viva Zapata!
Invitation
Madchen mit Beziehungen
Der Schatten des Herrn Monitor
Maria Theresia
LosOlvidados
Mademoiselle Julie
Film-musical Ingredients
Film-musical Atmosphere 67
Holiday Camp
Douce
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Music in Documentar3y Film 68
The Edinburgh Festival
The Film Dirge 70
Fame is the Spur
The White Unicorn
Jungle Book
Uncle Silas
Bataille du Rail
The Simple Tune 71
Shoe Shine
The Well-digger's Daughter
La maternelle
Instruments of the Orchestra
Vivere in pace
It Always Rains on Sunday
Noise as Leitmotiv 74
It Always Rains on Sunday
Uncle Silas
Great Expectations; Brighton Rock
Noisy Music and Musical Noise 79
White Corridors
Tonal Structures; The Documentary Approach; The Function of 'Featured' Music 82
Turn the Key Softly
L'assassinat du Duc de Guise
The Blue Lamp, The Square Ring
A Queen is Crowned; Gilbert and Sullivan
Man on a Tightrope; The Man Between
Valley of Song
The Beggar's Opera
Problems of Integration 84
The Night My Number Came Up
War in the Air
Picasso
The Great Adventure
Sawdust and Tinsel
Speech Rhythm 87
The Ship that Died of Shame, The Rocking Horse Winner
Films and the Ballet 91
The Red Shoes
Steps of the Ballet
Filmized' Opera and Oratorio
Revolution or Retrogression? 94
The Barber of Seville
Another Filmed Opera 98
Rigoletto
Tales from the Vienna Hollywoods 100
St. Matthew Passion
Carmen a la Hollywood 103
Carmen Jones
The Operatic Problem 106
Madame Butterfly
Film Music Composers
'William Alwyn: Bad and Great Work': Cure for Love, The Rocking Horse Winner 111
'Malcom Arnold Oscarred': The Bridge on the River Kwai 116
'Georges Auric at Film Music's Best': La p...respectueuse 119
Oliver Twist 123
The Conquest of Everest, Above Us the Waves 125
On the Waterfront 133
Night Mail; 'A Film Analysis of the Orchestra': A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra 137
The Third Man 146
The Threepenny Opera
The Case of Dr. Laurent 149
Hans Christian Anderson 150
The Medium 151
West of Zanzibar, Lease of Life, The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci (2 essays) 154
'The Film-Musical Art of Renzo Rosselini': Roma, citta aperta 166
Graham Sutherland 167
Louisiana Story 168
Scott of the Antartic 172
La beaute du Diable 174
Hamlet 178
Film Music Criticism: (Composite Columns)
'Film Music: Some Objections'
Spellbound 183
Quiet Weekend
Beware of Pity
From This Day Forward
Un revenant 186
London Belongs to Me
The Winslow Boy
The Fallen Idol
Night Song
'Film Music and No Film Music' Ian Whyte Bonnie Prince Charlie 187
Secret Beyond the Door, 'No Film Music' Le corbeau, Scarface, The Small Voice, Rope)
Another Shore
It's Hard to be Good, Vice Versa, Lady Rohesia
Once a Jolly Swagman
Rachel and the Stranger
Don't Trust Your Husband 188
Vote for Hugget
The History of Mr. Polly
Silent Dust
The Small Back Room
Steps of the Ballet
Once Upon a Dream
'Nine Swiss Shorts' 190
Christopher Columbus192
Trottie True
Iris
Lulu (film sequence from the opera)
'Chromatic C major'
The Land 193
Give Us This Day
The Net 195
Alcoholism, Agriculture, Productivity
The Last Bridge
The Overcoat
Bad Day at Black Rock
White Feather
There's No Business like Show Business
El Bruto
On the Waterfront
A Kid for Two Farthings, The Prisoner 198
Sawdust and Tinsel
'Maximum Effort' from War in the Air
'Fifty North' from War in the Air
The Lavender Hill Mob 200
Manana
Charley Moon
The Man Who Never Was
A Short Vision, A Town Like Alice
Richard III
'Background and Foreground Music' 202
A Kid for Two Farthings
Smiley
The Man Who Knew Too Much
My Teenage Daughter
['Tonal Structures'] 'No Music' 205
A Hill in Korea
The Iron Petticoat
'The International Scene'
Television Music
Unite, Lowbrows! 213
'Personality': BBC and ITV 216
For or Against? 219
Welcome to William Glock 222
Problem of Production 225
Lunch with Lionel Salter: Education, Billings and Announcements 228
NATO and Eurovision 231
ITV Steps In; Producing String Players; New TV Opera; Thought for the Century 234
The Musical Future 237
Bibliography 241
Index 247
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