Exhibit: Victor Herbert and Silent Film Music 1

Victor Herbert and Silent Film Music

Created and curated by Riley Bryan, Camren Davis, LeAndra Douds, Keir Etchison, Caleb Ferreira, Erin Fowler, Ivan Garcia, Hanna Ivey, Kangin Joo, Aidan Knighton, Melissa Krakow, Diego Montes, Paige Pendleton, Sebastian Ocondo, Robert Ralston, Shannon Wright, students in the Public Musicology Certificate program at Columbus State University (GA), led by Dr. Reba Wissner.

A sketch of a white man with dark hair and a mustache, seated with his cello

Sketch of Victor Herbert, Philadelphia Inquirer May 10, 1896 Page 21

Funded by the Victor Herbert Foundation, the informational materials in this exhibit were created by students in the Public Musicology Certificate program at Columbus State University in Georgia, headed by Dr. Reba Wissner.

You can access works by Herbert or cue sheets listing his works here.

Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) grew up in England and Germany, where he trained as a cellist, conductor, and composer. After a career as a performer and composer of primarily instrumental music in Europe, he moved to the United States in 1886, where he began composing operettas. These were among his most successful and popular works, and songs from these shows were sold as sheet music that was often used for silent film accompaniment.

Overview of Herbert’s career by LeAndra Douds

Herbert’s Music in and For Film by Melissa Krakow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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