MUSIC 2F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Joseph Carl Breil, New York Philharmonic, Ku Klux Klan

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Music
• Course: MUSIC 2F03
• Professor: Simon Wood

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Test is saturday 1:00pm, check location on avenue wednesday evening. Memorize dates, composer names, everything we talked about. Big idea of each section in readings (headings are important) Vast range of performing forces and skills. Almost anywhere film was played, they were accompanied by music. Birth of a nation (1915) composer/adaptor: joseph carl breil. Composers/musicians would pick pieces of music that they would then use to fit to particular scene to create particular mood. Elinor is given job of assembling score of birth of a nation. Instead of going with elinor"s score, director brought in another, joseph breil. Tell story of american civil war from perspective of the south. Heroes are a little group called klu klux klan. Told from those who wanted to continue with slavery. Breil, american born, european trained musician and composer. Assembles a continuous score 2/3rds similar to elinor, but original material written for the film. Small orchestra: march music, then sadder more reflective theme.