Orchestral
scores composed and arranged by Ben Model are
available for performance license. They are
suitable for performance by a good high school
ensemble as well as one made of adult
professionals. Score samples are available
upon request in PDF form. Conductor scores
are marked with visual cues and metronome markings
for synch. Each rental includes: score and
parts, rehearsal DVD with cues marked onscreen,
show DVD with higher image quality and with cues
not marked, B&W stills for promotional
purposes. Be sure to consider applying for
the Meet the Composer grant to
cover a personal appearance at your event by Ben
Model. Scroll down for information on Ben's fun
chamber piece for clarinet, flute and piano...
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| THE ADVENTURER
(1917) starring Charlie Chaplin -- Chaplin plays
an escaped convict who comes to the rescue of a
pretty socialite (Edna Purviance), who takes him
in after saving him from a near-drowning. At
a fancy party at her family home, Charlie's cover
is blown by a guest who tells her father (a
judge!) and calls the police. The cops
arrive and give Charlie a hilarious and wild
slapstick chase. Available for orchestra and
concert band. Running time: 20 mins. |
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THE IMMIGRANT (1917)
starring Charlie Chaplin -- Chaplin "comes across"
to the USA in this classic, poignant tale of an
immigrant surving poverty and finding love. Available for
orchestra and concert band. Running time: 20
mins. |
| ONE WEEK
(1920) starring Buster Keaton -- Buster Keaton
gets married, and his wedding present is a
build-it-yourself house. Buster and his
bride build the house, unaware that his rival has
switched the numbers on the boxes, resulting in
one of the most surreal homes ever built.
(orchestra only). Running time: 20
mins. |
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COPS (1922)
starring Buster Keaton -- Keaton sets out to prove
to his girlfriend that he can become a successful
businessman, buying a wagon of furniture and
accidentally driving it into a parade, which leads
to one of the greatest chases in silent comedy. Available for
orchestra and concert band. Running time: 20
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| GRANDMA'S BOY (1922)
starring Harold Lloyd. Harold is a terribly
timid young man who lives with his sweet old
granny. Their rural town is terrorized by a
bullying tramp, and Harold must face his fears and
become the hero for the town and in the eyes of
the girl he loves. He does this through a special
charm his Grandmother gives him...or does
he? Available for orchestra only. Running time: 65 mins
(feature-length). |
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Felix the Cat in
PEDIGREEDY (1927) Felix the Cat was the silent
movie equivalent of Bugs Bunny or Spongebob
Squarepants, and was a huge star during the silent
era. More than 160 Felix cartoons were
produced from 1919-1930. In "Pedigreedy",
Felix fakes a pedigree to get into the swanky "500
Club", telling stories of encounters on Noah's
Ark, with an Egyptian pharaoh and with Columbus.
The DVD supplied is newly digitally restored from
a rare 16mm print; the score was commissioned by
the Boise Philharmonic in 2012.
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| THE SPICE OF THE
PROGRAM: chamber work for flute, clarinet and
piano, originally commissioned in 2005 by the Palisades
Virtuosi. The 10-minute piece has the
flavor, structure and fun of a "one-reel" silent
comedy short, and makes a nice change of pace for
a chamber trio's program. To hear a sample
from the piece, as recorded on the Palisades
Virtuosi's CD, "New American Masters vol. 3", click
here. |
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ORCHESTRAL SUITE:
"Musical Moods from the Silent Films" -- a
performance piece for orchestra comprised of
actual vintage "photoplay" music cues that were
composed and published for motion picture
accompaniment during the silent era. Local
conductors in movie theaters around the country
had music libraries of hundreds of these mood
piece and would compile their scores from them:
mysteriosos, agitatos, hurries, characteristic
pieces, love themes, waltzes and more.
Drawing on a collection of over 360 of these cues,
composers you may or may not have heard of are
represented, such as Ketelby, Zamecnik, Savino,
Kempinsky et al. Total performance time: approx 16
mins.
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