Anyone who has ever watched a dramatic scene from a silent film accompanied by music will be reminded of that experience when listening to Edward Falck’s Dramatic Allegro. Here, the composer employs the quintessential musical cliché: the dramatic tremolo—the rapid repetition of two or more notes used to mimic the trembling or shaking of actors on screen and/or to evoke a reaction of fear in the audience.
This Allegro, composed for theater or cinema orchestras, was published in 1918 and has since served to underscore or illustrate "dramatic, ominous situations; struggles, fights, storms, etc." Listen to the piano accompaniment of the composition—a part that can certainly stand on its own and was undoubtedly used as a solo arrangement as well.
After more than 100 years, we are reviving the dramatic sound of the silent film era—featuring the ultimate "drama queen"—with a score composed by Edward Falck (1874–1922), a master of evocative music for motion pictures.
**Listen to The Sound (in retro style)**
**Play The Score**
(optimized for easy reading on iPads and tablets; We have corrected a few minor errors in the original score.)