Dalcroze, music and cinema
Paths towards a true unification of languages
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Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1959), Silent Movie, Music, TranslationAbstract
Translation of the essay Le cinéma et sa musique, written by the Swiss composer and music educator Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) and originally published in 1925. The text remains vigorous and original despite being 100 years old since its publication. In this text, Dalcroze dedicates himself to scrutinizing the problems observed in the musical accompaniments of silent films. In short, Dalcroze denounces the complete lack of relationship – or a false and superficial relationship – between some movies and the musical accompaniments performed by pianists (in small projection rooms) or orchestras (in large rooms or theaters). The solution to the impasse, for him, was straightforward: musicians and filmmakers needed to dedicate themselves to a rigorous study of both languages, which would be enhanced if they – musicians and filmmakers – (re)cognizable in their own bodies and through the method he developed (Eurhythmics), the essential elements that are common to both music and cinema: space, time and energy. The translation is preceded by an introduction contextualizing the author and his relationship with the theme.
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