Day: June 20, 2011

Front facade of Houghton Library

Music to Imperil Pauline to

[Thanks to Denise Shrout, Harvard ’11, for providing the basis for this post, with assistance from Martin M. Marks, MIT.] During the silent film era, it was standard to have live musical accompaniment for movies. Especially for feature films from the late teens on, accompanists would often use cue sheets that suggested mood, action, or…