Music in Films on the Middle Ages - Authenticity vs. Fantasy

This book explores the role of music in the some five hundred feature-length films on the Middle Ages produced between the late 1890s and the present day. Haines focuses on the tension in these films between the surviving evidence for medieval music and the idiomatic tradition of cinematic music. The latter is taken broadly as any musical sound

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Bell 3. The Trumpet Fanfare and the Horn Call 4. Banquet and Court Music 5. The Singing Minstrel 6. Chant 7. The Riding Warrior 8. Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 1: List of Films in Alphabetical Order Appendix 2: List of Films in Chronological Order Bibliography Index

About the author

John Haines is Professor of Music History and Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Summary

This book explores the role of music in the some five hundred feature-length films on the Middle Ages produced between the late 1890s and the present day. Haines focuses on the tension in these films between the surviving evidence for medieval music and the idiomatic tradition of cinematic music. The latter is taken broadly as any musical sound

Product details

• Authors: John Haines
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032925271
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92527-1
• No. of pages: 248
• Weight: 360 g
• Series: Routledge Research in Music
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Media Studies, MUSIC / General, The arts: general issues, Medieval History, History and Archaeology, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, The arts: general topics