The Art of Silent Film Music
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Organist Jelani Eddington accompanies the 1926 silent film “The Flying Ace.”
Organist and composer Jelani Eddington joins Wisconsin Public Radio host Norman Gilliland to discuss how he composes organ music for silent films. Eddington accompanies scenes from “The Flying Ace,“ a 1926 silent film with an all-African American cast.
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The Art of Silent Film Music
Special | 57m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Organist and composer Jelani Eddington joins Wisconsin Public Radio host Norman Gilliland to discuss how he composes organ music for silent films. Eddington accompanies scenes from “The Flying Ace,“ a 1926 silent film with an all-African American cast.
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