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A Dog’s Life (1918,
music restored in 2003, reduction 2004)
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Directed
by: C. Chaplin
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| Writing
credits: C.Chaplin |
| Starring:
Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Sydney Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Charles
Riesner |
| Genre:
comedy |
| Country:
U.S. |
| Running
time: 36 mins. |
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Instrumentation
List
A
Dog's Life (1918):
Music composed by
Charles Chaplin (1959)
Musical associate: Eric James
Restored for live performance by Timothy Brock (2003)
36 minutes
2 Flutes (II dbl. picc.)
Oboe (dbl. e. horn)
2 Clarinets
Bassoon
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2 Horns
3 Trumpets
2 Trombones
Tuba
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Percussion (2 players)
Harp
Guitar (dbl. Banjo)
Musical Saw (ad lib.)
Piano (dbl. Celesta)
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Strings: 8.6.6.4.2 (min: 6.4.4.2.1)
List of Percussion:
Timpani
Snare drum
Bass drum
Wood Block
Temple Blocks
Large cymbals
Suspended cymbals
Choke cymbal
Tam-tam
Xylophone
Vibraphone
Instrumentation
List
A Dog's Life (1918)
for small orchestra (13 players):
Music composed by Charles Chaplin
(1959)
Reduced orchestra version by Timothy Brock (2004)
36 minutes
Flute (dbl. picc.)
Clarinet in B-flat
Bassoon
Trumpet in B-flat
Trombone
Percussion (one player):
snare drum, bass drum, low tom-tom,
choke cymb, sus. cymb, temple blks, wood blk)
Piano
Musical Saw (ad lib.)
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass
Article:
The Chaplin Revue
Written during the composer’s middle
period, it stands as a unique work. The Chaplin Revue is his first
silent-film score written after his exile from the United States,
and Chaplin now had the opportunity to spend more time composing after
completing A King In New York in 1957. This was also the first score he
wrote with his new musical associate, Eric James, with whom he ultimately had an
18-year collaboration. At age 70, it is from this point onward that Chaplin
devoted much of his time to being a composer until his death in 1977...
[Read full article]
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