Chapter 6
What were films that were expanded from roughly 12 minute reels to 4 or more reels known as?
Feature films
During the silent film era, what was the term for recorded music and sounds that accompanied films?
Synchronized Sound
In the 1930s, what guideline was put in place to ensure the morality of movies by limiting what could be said or shown in movies?
The Hays Code
Which type of film was incredibly popular during this time?
Musicals
What was the first practical system of combining recorded sound with movies?
Vitaphone
What are the benefits of adapting classical works for movie scores? (Hint: there are four)
Availability of parts, Freedom from having to compose new music, Saved rehearsal time
What is the term for a melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic idea that is repeated throughout a portion of a musical composition?
Ostinato
What is a general term denoting a category based on plot, form, or content?
Genre
What were the two basic types of musical shows?
Revue and Operetta
What is the basic outline of a verse-chorus form?
Instrumental Intro, Verse, Chorus, Instrumental Break, Chorus
What began to accompany films to indicate the type of music appropriate for various scenes and moods?
Cue Sheets
What film debuted the Vitaphone?
Don Juan
What film score created a simple formula that film composers use today?
The Adventure of Robin Hood
Who were the composers of the music to The Wizard of Oz?
Harold Arlen and Herbert Stothart
Who wrote the music to many of Walt Disney’s early cartoons and was responsible for inventing the “click track”?
Carl Stalling
What instrument was designed to satisfy the growing needs of musicians for movie theaters?
Wurlitzer Organ
What was the first practical system that placed recorded sound on the filmstrip itself?
Movietone
Who is the composer to the music of Gone with the Wind and King Kong?
Max Steiner
Who was the composer-lyricist team for Shall We Dance featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers?
George and Ira Gershwin
What was the term used for the large movie theaters that appeared during this time?
Movie Palaces
Why did the United States become the center of filmmaking in the 1910s?
World War I
What film was considered the first “talkie”?
The Jazz Singer
What are the qualities of the classical Hollywood film score?
Use of leitmotifs, Original Music, Full Orchestral Instrumentation, Film Genres
Which movie studios were part of The Big Five?
RKO, MGM, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros.
What is considered the best musical film of the 1930s?
Wizard Of Oz