NPF 563 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Carl Maria Von Weber, Opera Buffa, Bel Canto
27 Nov 2016
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Imagine that you enter a small theatre, or even a caf with curtains closed against the light. A very noisy machine in the middle of the room starts up, and across a screen in the front you see the images of people, animals, and buildings. To the turn-of-the- century filmgoer, this was like a miracle. All is left to your imagination and your level of attention to detail, because the only sounds you hear are the loud and noisy rotations of the projector"s motor and/or the chattering of the audience. Video example: l"arrivee d"un train a la ciotat (1896) Now imagine you are in the same room and there is a pianist or small group of musicians playing while the picture moves on the screen. This adds another dimension to your experience, and even if the music is just background music with no dramatic importance, your previous impression of empty, disembodied images is transformed into a more complete experience.
