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The General (1926, score 2005)
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Directed
by: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton Writing credits: Al Boasberg (adaptation), Clyde Bruckman Starring: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Henry Smith, Richard Allen, Glen Cavender. Genre: comedy Country: U.S. Running Time: 76 mins |
Instrumentation
List
The
General (2005):
Piccolo (dbl. fl.II)
Flute
Oboe (dbl. c.a.)
Alto Sax I (dbl. cl. I)
Alto Sax II (dbl cl. II)
Tenor Sax (dbl. b-cl.)
Bassoon
Horns I, II
Trumpets I, II, III
Trombones I, II
Tuba (or Sousaphone)
Timpani
Percussion (4)
Harp
Piano (dbl. cel.)
Banjo
Strings: 12,10,8,6,4
THE
GENERAL
Programme notes for score première - Orchestre National
de Lyon/Ciné-concerts.
Lyon: December
2005.
Typically Buster Keaton gave no indication as to what he wanted for his films musically. There are three musical cue sheets in existence (film-distributor’s suggestions of musical passages) to two of his features, but The General is not among them. Therefore unlike Chaplin, who was a meticulous composer for his own films, we as musicians are left to our own devices when it comes to Keaton... [Read full article]
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