Music P41 Flashcards
0
Q
Where did the first Nickelodeon open up?
A
Pittsburgh
1
Q
What small theaters opened up to start showing films?
A
Nickelodeons
2
Q
What song made people think that nickelodeons were machines?
A
“Music! Music! Music!”
3
Q
What was the first film score?
A
Georges Melies’ “Kingdom of Fairies”
4
Q
Film Scores for specific movies were called what?
A
Custom or Original
5
Q
Filmmaker Georges Melies is portrayed in what modern day movie?
A
Hugo (2011)
6
Q
Most film scores were played on what instrument?
A
Piano
7
Q
Who wrote the first orchestral film score and for what movie?
A
Camille Saint-Saëns for “The Assassination of the Duke of Guise”
8
Q
Who wrote the first American film score and for what movie?
A
Victor Herbert for “The Fall of a Nation”
9
Q
Who directed “The Birth of a Nation”?
A
D.W. Griffith
