Movies at the Met? Space and Meaning in Early Film Screenings.

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  • Author(s): Brooks, Erin M.
  • Source:
    American Music. Spring2018, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p3-45. 43p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ORCHESTRAL music; MOTION picture industry; MUSICAL performance; MUSICAL theater; CULTURE
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the expansion of the U.S. symphonic institutions and the motion picture industry. It highlights the successes and struggles of the operas in sharing space with the motion picture industry. It also cites the development of relations and cultural adoption of the patron, composer, performer and the listener to the symphonic institutions and the motion picture industry.