Timothy Brock

Timothy Brock (born 1963) is an American composer and conductor specializing in concert works of the early 20th century and silent film. His works include "Nine Ball Suite" (1986), "Requiem for the Old St. Nicholas Church" (1989), three symphonies, six string quartets, four concertos (piano, clarinet, viola, and violoncello), the operas "Billy" (1995), and "Mudhoney" (1998) both in collaboration with librettist Bryan Willis. Brock has written or restored original orchestral scores to nearly 20 silent films including G.W. Pabst's "Pandora's Box" (1928) and "Diary of a Lost Girl" (1929), F.W. Murnau's "Sunrise" (1927) and "Faust" (1924), Robert Wiene's The "Cabinet of Doctor Caligari" (1919), and Robert Flaherty's "Nanook of the North" (1920). In 2000, after restoring and performing Charlie Chaplin's score to "Modern Times" (1936), Brock began a project for the Chaplin family to restore and perform their father's scores. This project has resulted in performances with live orchestral accompaniment of "City Lights" (1931), "The Circus" (1928), "A Dog's Life" (1918), "Shoulder Arms" (1918), and "The Pilgrim" (1923). Brock also composed and performed music for Buster Keaton's films "Steamboat Bill Jr." (1928), "One Week" (1920), and "The General" (1926).

References

King, Susan. "'Modern Times' to Screen with Live Music" "Los Angeles Times" June 9, 2000, p. 16.
King, Susan. "The score? Live music and lots of belly laughs" "Los Angeles Times" May 28, 2007, p. E8.

External links

* [http://www.timothybrock.com/ Timothy Brock website]

* [http://www.charliechaplin.com/en Charlie Chaplin website]