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Charms That Soothe ..........................10248$ $$FM 07-09-0307:55:30 PS CommunicationsandMediaStudiesSeries RobinAndersen,series editor 1. A.M.Sperber,Murrow:HisLifeandTimes. 2. Hy B. Turner, When Giants Ruled: The Story of Park Row, New York’sGreatNewspaperStreet. 3. WilliamO’Shaughnessy,Airwaves:ACollectionofRadioEditorials fromtheGoldenApple. 4. ErikBarnouw,MediaLostandFound. ForewordbyDeanDuncan. 5. DeeDee Halleck, Hand-Held Visions: The Impossible Possibilities ofCommunityMedia. 6. BonnieBrennen,FortheRecord:AnOralHistoryofRochester,New York,Newsworkers. 7. William O’Shaughnessy, It All Comes Back to Me Now: Character Portraitsfromthe‘‘GoldenApple.’’ 8. James McGrath Morris, The Rose Man of Sing Sing: A True Tale of Life,Murder,andRedemptioninthe AgeofYellowJournalism. ..........................10248$ $$FM 07-09-0307:55:31 PS Charms That Soothe CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THE NARRATIVE FILM DEANDUNCAN FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS New York 2003 ..........................10248$ $$FM 07-09-0307:55:31 PS Copyright(cid:1)2003byFordhamUniversityPress All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other— exceptforbriefquotationsinprintedreviews,withoutthepriorpermis- sionofthepublisher. CommunicationsandMediaStudies,No.9 ISSN1522-385X LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Duncan,DeanW. Charmsthatsoothe:classicalmusicand thenarrativefilm/Dean Duncan.—1sted. p. cm.—(Communications andmediastudiesseries;no. 9) Includes bibliographicalreferences(p. )andindex. ISBN0-8232-2279-9(hardcover:alk.paper)—ISBN0-8232-2280-2 (pbk.:alk.paper) 1. Motionpicturesand music. 2. Motionpicturemusic— Historyand criticism. I. Title. II. Communicationsand media studies;no.9. ML2075.D83 2003 781.5(cid:1)42—dc21 2003011363 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica 07 06 05 04 03 5 4 3 2 1 First edition ..........................10248$ $$FM 07-09-0307:55:32 PS CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. Interdiscipline and the Place of Classical Music in Film Studies 9 2. Film Music and the Musical Community 34 3. Sound Montage and Counterpoint Analogies 65 4. Narration, Program, and Narrative 94 5. Interpreting Classical Music in Film 129 6. Summary, Conclusions, and Implications 170 Bibliography 189 Index 203 ..........................10248$ CNTS 07-09-0307:55:34 PS This page intentionally left blank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Iwouldliketo express my sincere gratitude to the many people whohavecontributedtothisbook.DrewCasper,RichardJewell, and David Shepard provided valued direction and support at its inception.KathrynKalinakwasinstrumental inturninga general interest in the field of film music into something more urgent, and hopefully more substantial. Betty and Erik Barnouw offered muchvaluedadvice,aswellasgivingmegreatexamplesofhon- orable scholarship and gracious intellectual pursuit. I am grateful to my many friends at Glasgow University for their patience and encouragement during the early stages of this process. The efforts and insights of Sean Cubitt, Simon Frith, Karen Lurie, and particularly John Caughie are deeply appreci- ated. I am no less appreciative of support by family and friends who made our Scottish experience so much more than educa- tional. We are grateful to the members of the Glasgow Ward for their fellowship and affection. We treasure the friendships of our neighbors at the Gartnavel Hospital. We remember with tender- ness our associations with Scots family members who welcomed and cared for us so wonderfully. I would also like to acknowledge the contributions of my col- leagues at Brigham Young University. Department Chairs Eric Fielding and Robert Nelson were unfailingly supportive. James D’Arc, Darl Larsen, Tom Lefler, and Sharon Swenson provided much needed instruction and guidance, and much valued friend- ship. Many students also contributed through their vigorous dis- cussion, enthusiasm, and friendship. They remind me that research without a teaching component is conspicuously incom- plete. Special thanks go also to those at Fordham University Press for their expertise and efficiency. I owe a special debt to Robin Andersen, who has worked very hard and selflessly on my be- half. Felicity Edge, Anahid Kassabian, Robert Oppedisano, ..........................10248$ $ACK 07-09-0307:55:38 PS viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mary-Lou Pen˜a, and Harrison Shaffer have all contributed their skill and effort to make my work more presentable, and to make this book better. Finally, my deepest thanks go to the members of my family. My parents, Don and Mona Duncan, brought me up in a loving and enriching atmosphere that I will always remember fondly, and for which I will always be grateful. They, together with my parents-in-law, WallaceandAnne Anderson,havebeenunfailing in their emotional, moral, and material support. I express my affection for my brother, Scott, my sisters Susan, Lisa, and Sharon, and for their families. The same goes for my dear broth- ers and sisters in-law and their families. Most of all my love and gratitude go to my wife, Sharon, and to our children Caitlin, Drew, Sarah, Spencer, Mathieson, and Claire. As nice as it is to participate in scholarly discussions, all these beloved people re- mind me how much more there is to life than research, and how glad I am for that fact. ..........................10248$ $ACK 07-09-0307:55:38 PS Charms That Soothe ..........................10248$ HFTL 07-09-0307:55:41 PS

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