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Musical Mimesis inOrphans of the Storm
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In this essay I explore the use of musical mimesis in the score for D. W. Griffith’s 1921 filmOrphans of the Storm. I demonstrate that the score, created by Louis F. Gottschalk and William Frederick Peters, offers coherence through the use of central themes and the employment of several characteristic leitmotivs; provides recognizable musical characterizations of emotions and physical phenomena, establishing a consistent mimetic aspect to the music; and reflects the structure of the film as a whole.
Title: Musical Mimesis inOrphans of the Storm
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In this essay I explore the use of musical mimesis in the score for D.
W.
Griffith’s 1921 filmOrphans of the Storm.
I demonstrate that the score, created by Louis F.
Gottschalk and William Frederick Peters, offers coherence through the use of central themes and the employment of several characteristic leitmotivs; provides recognizable musical characterizations of emotions and physical phenomena, establishing a consistent mimetic aspect to the music; and reflects the structure of the film as a whole.
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