Musical Modernism and German Cinema from 1913 to 1933

Examines the connections between musical modernism and German cinema from the Autorenfilm movement (1913-14) through the dawn of the recorded sound film (1932-33) Analyses a corpus of original compositions, films, and aesthetic writings Documents how modernist composers from the Austro-German area approached film music composition and engaged with cinema as an aesthetic phenomenon Reconstructs the connections between modernist composers and the film music universe through historically verifiable collaborations