Title: The Charlie Chaplin Two-Step and March
Author: “Pauline”
Publisher: Sydney: Pauline’s Song Shop, nd
Series:
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: “Pauline,” Emanuel Aarons (arranger)
Contents:
Notes: for piano
Source: Terry L. Baldridge
SFSMA ID: 1AwVKUXkX8
Download: PDF
Title: Charlie Chaplin’s Frolics
Author: Theo. Bonheur
Publisher: London: W. Paxton and Co., 1915
Series:
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Theo. Bonheur
Contents:
Notes: for piano
Source: Terry L. Baldridge
SFSMA ID: vIWc6aAk9v
Download: PDF
SFSMA is delighted to celebrate the publication of Ben Model‘s new book, The Music of the Silent Films (New York: Wise Publications, 2015). For this beautifully produced book, Model, the accompanist in residence at MoMA and the Library of Congress (and one of SFSMA’s top donors of sheet music and albums), selected 50 classic works for silent film from various photoplay albums, including pieces by composers ranging from Axt to Langey and Lowitz to Zamecnik. Each piece has been carefully edited by Model, who also provides an excellent discussion of motion picture moods. Biographies of the composers by Graham Vickers and Glenn Young and an introduction to silent film music by Vickers round out the volume.
Congratulations to Ben on a job well done!
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 16
Author: Gaston Borch
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1927
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Gaston Borch
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. The Shepherd
2. Infernal or Witch Scene
3. Prayer
4. Love Scene
5. Religious Scene
6. Frolic
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: zYoGqBKTPB
Download: PDF
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 11
Author: Percy E. Fletcher
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1926
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Percy E. Fletcher
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Joys of Innocence (pastorale prelude)
2. Powder and Patches (courtly measure)
3. Love’s Awakening (tender melody)
4. Treachery and Violence (malicious episode)
5. A Song of Supplication (Plaintive theme)
6. Gay Gallantry (pageant dance or ceremonial reception)
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: QL3Zh20cmj
Download: PDF
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 10
Author: Edouard Patou
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1925
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Edouard Patou
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. The Ambush (for fights and struggles)
2. A Vain Hope (for mysterious agitation)
3. Desolation (for scenes of extreme unhappiness, brooding, and despair)
4. Flick and Flock (for crowds, bustle, and excitement)
5. The Sacrifice (for tragic scenes)
6. The Catastrophe (for denouements and heavy dramatic scenes)
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: c1kpKx1Jui
Download: PDF
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 8
Author: Aubrey Winter (arranger)
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1925
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Aubrey Winter;. P Fahrbach; Ch. Barthmann; C. Latann; C. Lamothe; Ch. Le Thiere
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Skater’s Galop/Fahrbach
2. Comedy Galop/Fahrbach
3. Military Galop/Barthmann
4. Kiddy Galop/Latann
5. Aeroplane Galop/Lamothe
6. Mounted Police Galop/Le Thiere
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: EFUhEvNNbr
Download: PDF
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 7
Author: John Ansell
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1925
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: John Ansell
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. A Street in Algiers
2. In Pekin
3. Arab Dance
4. In a Japanese Garden
5. The Indian Juggler
5. Egyptian Dance
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: HoEzClxcoN
Download: PDF
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 5
Author: Gaston Borch
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1923
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Gaston Borch
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Passion
2. Triste Convoi
3. Enchantress
4. Agitation
5. Amour Decu
6. Dans les Bois
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: uDdR3xNBfI
Download: PDF
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 4
Author: Gaston Borch
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1923
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Gaston Borch
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Pathetic Melody
2. Agitato
3. Passionato
4. A Pathetic Story
5. Enigma (for stealthy, mysterious scenes)
6. Mysterious March
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: tcUD5g8Q3E
Download: PDF
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 3
Author: Herbert Haines
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1922
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Herbert Haines
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. A Simple Love Episode (for love scenes)
2. Orientale (for Eastern scenes with a gay interlude)
3. Comedy Allegro (for train and hurried scenes)
4. Storm Music
5. Sad Thoughts (depicting sorrow and grief)
6. Misterioso (for general use, burglary, etc.)
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: CRPvbzudBh
Download: PDF
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 2
Author: Frederick Noyes
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1922
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Frederick Noyes
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Conversational (for drawing room scenes)
2. Light Agitato (for scenes of excitement anxiety)
3. Jollifications (for all gay scenes)
4. Agitato (for fights, riots, etc.)
5. Dramatic Finale
6. Heavy Agitato (for struggles, etc.)
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: GFmk0DPKFL
Download: PDF
Title: Hawkes Photo-Play Series Piano Albums, Vol. 1
Author: Herman Finck
Publisher: London: Hawkes and Son: 1922
Series: Hawkes Photo-Play Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Herman Finck
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Grand March (for processions, pageants, etc.)
2. Graceful Dance (for various light scenes)
3. Humoresque (for miscellaneous light episodes)
4. Hurry (for general use, comic scenes, etc.)
5. Dramatic Love Scene
6. Miniature March (for playful scenes)
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: moaqivUzwe
Download: PDF
Title: Bosworth’s Loose Leaf Film-Play Music Series, Vol. 3
Author: Albert Ketelbey
Publisher: New York: Bosworth and Co., 1925
Series: Bosworth’s Film-Play Music Series
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Albert Ketelbey
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Fate
2. Tempest
3. Lament
4. Danse Diabolique
4. Adagio Cantabile
5. Bacchanale de Montmartre
Notes: for piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet 1 and 2, cornet 1 and 2, trombones, drums
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: ugtemDlyKX
Download: PDF (piano; all), PDF (parts for Tempest), PDF (parts for Lament)
Title: Belwin Folio of Concert Songs
Creator: Belwin, Inc.
Publisher: New York: Belwin, Inc., 1922.
Series: Belwin Piano Pleasures
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Louis Breau, Maurice Baron, Sol P. Levy
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. The World is a Beautiful Song by Breau
2. Paradise Is Mine by Baron
3. Because You Say Goodbye by Levy
4. Little Girl of Long Ago by Baron
5. Queen of My Heart by Baron
Notes: piano score
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: S1J08XiGO5
Download: PDF
Title: Sam Fox Moving Picture Music, Vol. 4
Author: J. S. Zamecnik
Publisher: Cleveland: Sam Fox Pub. Co., 1923
Series: Sam Fox Moving Picture Music
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors:
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Conqueror March
2. Arab Sheik
3. Oriental Scene
4. Western Scene
5. Indian’s Grief
6. Canadian Mounted Police
7. Chinatown Den
8. Pastoral Scene
9. Calm Sea
10. Death Scene
11. The King’s Guards
12. Tropic Isle
13. Hunting Scene
14. Races
15. Grotesque or Clown Music
16. Plaintive Music
17. Misterioso (Burglar or Dark Scenes)
18. Misterioso (Burglar or Dark Scenes)
19. Hurry (For Struggles)
20. Hurry (For Sword Fights) Hurry (For General Use)
21. Hurry (For General Use)
22. Hurry (For Great Confusion)
23. Hurry (For Mob or Fire Scenes) Storm Scene
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: X0sBkehIgl
Download: PDF
Title: Sam Fox Photoplay Edition, Vol. 5
Author: J. S. Zamecnik
Publisher: Cleveland: Sam Fox Pub. Co., 1929
Series: Sam Fox Photoplay Edition
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: J. S. Zamecnik
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Thru the Fog Traffic
2. A Dramatic Appeal
3. Warriors of the Desert
4. Furious Attack
5. Oriental Atmosphere
6. Mutiny
7. Fear Stricken
8. Fate
9. The Mysterious Stranger
Notes: for piano
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: nUp5en7TSs
Download: PDF
Title: Sam Fox Photoplay Edition, Vol. 4
Author: J. S. Zamecnik
Publisher: Cleveland: Sam Fox Pub. Co., 1927
Series: Sam Fox Photoplay Edition
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: J. S. Zamecnik
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. Air Flight
2. Reproach
3. Remorse
4. Treacherous Knave
5. Waterfall
6. Stealthy Escape
7. Defense of Honor
8. Queer Antics
9. Disturbance
10. Comedy Excitement
Notes: for piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet 1, trumpet 1, trumpet 2, trombone, percussion
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: l3KSOBB6JE
Download: PDF (piano, all) , PDF (parts for Treacherous Knave) PDF (parts for Air Flight)
Title: Sam Fox Photoplay Edition, Vol. 2
Author: J. S. Zamecnik
Publisher: Cleveland: Sam Fox Pub. Co., 1922
Series: Sam Fox Photoplay Edition vol. 2, no. 10
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: J. S. Zamecnik
OCLC Number:
Contents: 1. The Sacrifice
2. The Verdict
3. Conspiracy
4. Violence
5. Shadowed!
6. A Gruesome Tale
7. The Furious Mob
8. Grief
9. The Confession
10. The Tempest
Notes: for piano, violin 1, cello, bass, clarinet 1, cornet 1, trombone, percussion, piccolo
Source: Greg Breed
SFSMA ID: LhJOfmhiZ7
Title: Gloria’s Romance
Author: Jerome Kern
Publisher: New York: Harms and Francis, 1916
Series:
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors:
OCLC Number:
Contents:
Notes: For piano/conductor/violin 1; clarinet; cornet; trombone; percussion; violin 2; viola; cello; bass
Source:
SFSMA ID: luD111eCcm
Download: PDF
Title: L’Empreinte
Author: Fernand Le Borne
Publisher: Paris: Mathot, 1908
Series:
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Le Borne
OCLC Number:
Contents:
Notes: for piano
Source:
SFSMA ID: vKBK9OOHXF
Download: PDF
Title: Le Retour d’Ulysse
Author: Georges Hue
Publisher: Paris: Mathot, 1909
Series:
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Hue
OCLC Number:
Contents:
Notes: for piano
Source:
SFSMA ID: GcZ3tAZufB
Download: PDF
Title: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Author: Cue sheet: anonymous; piano score: possibly Guiseppe Becce
Publisher:
Series:
Format: Cue sheet and sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors:
OCLC Number:
Contents: typed cue sheet and manuscript score
Notes: for piano
Source: Library of Congress (microfilm) and MOMA (original)
SFSMA ID: ejdowm7M3K
Download: PDF
Title: Prelude Sinister (from Halevy’s La Juive)
Author: Ludovic Halevy/ ed. A. Fassio
Publisher: Sonnemann Music Co. Inc.
Series: Sonnemann Series Symposium of Select Screen Music
Format: Sheet music
Document type: Musical score
All authors/contributors: Ludovic Halevy, A. Fassio
OCLC Number:
Contents:
Notes: for piano
Source: Silent Film Presentations, Inc.
SFSMA ID: AmdIN4hL3R
SFSMA generally tries to post complete books and collections. This means that that until we have all of the pieces in a particular volume, we will refrain from posting it until we have all of the pieces originally included in the publication. We currently have a number of incomplete collections and would love your help in making them complete so that we can post them in their original publication groupings. Here’s what we’re looking for in particular:
All other music for silent film is always welcome, and we will happily credit any contributors of music or scans of music. If you’d like to share your collection, please email us at director@sfsma.org. Thanks for your help!