Order instructions

Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925): available through Canvas under the “IU Media Collections Online” Tab

Watch the first four scenes carefully, following the textbook and trying to identify all of the transitions and individual cues. Answer the following questions with short responses of roughly 2-4 sentences each:

• . Some optional examples are below, to help give you an idea of what I mean; you can use one of these or you can find one of your own.
  • 2:04 (slight pause as she decides where to put Darlington)
  • 2:30 (flow of gavotte interrupted as Darlington is announced)
  • 8:50 (Maid comes to the door, interrupting Lady Erlynn’s thoughts)
  • 47 (dynamics and emphasis as Duchess examines Lady Erlynn’s hair)
  • 24:17 (pacing and rhythm as Lord Windermere disrupts the gossiping)
  • 31:50 (tempo as Lord Augustus realizes his error and tries to smooth things over)
• Try to describe a passage identified in your cue sheet as “ad lib.” What is the music doing?
• Identify (give name from the cue sheet and at least one timing) for each of the following:
  • a selection with a specifically referential quality, i.e. where a knowledge of the context of the original source adds a layer of meaning. Use the discussion in your textbook to help with this.
  • One selection from a collection of Photoplay Music.
  • A selection that returns more than once. (Give at least two timings).
• Compare and contrast the two pieces Marks associates with Mrs. Erlynn. Briefly discuss how they are musically different, and how this might relate to the different scenes in which they are used.

Watch the rest of the movie. Choose one of the following questions and answer it in a short paragraph of roughly 5-8 sentences.

Giving specific timings, and using as much musical detail as possible, identify and describe:

• the return of a specific motive or theme from earlier in the film; describe what you think it is doing, in terms of the narrative or mood. Comparing back and forth between the section covered your cue sheet and the remainder of the film will be helpful here.
• a place where it seems as if Marks may be improvising or using improvisation to manipulate a transition or synch points.
• a place where the music doesn’t seem familiar from the first four scenes, but in which you can identify a comparable use of a broader style topics from earlier in the film. (See pg. 133-35 on style topics)