Dumitru Capoianu - a profile of the film music composer
Dumitru Capoianu - a profile of the film music composer

Summary/Abstract: Dumitru Capoianu was a remarkable personality in Romanian cinema of the 20th century. However, there are no extensive specialist studies outlining a cinematographic profile of this composer or of other colleagues of his, a fact that places in a cone of shadow not only Capoianu's compositional activity but also Romanian film music in general. Dumitru Capoianu's film music accompanied an extensive range of genres, also extending over a period of over 4 decades, thus demonstrating constancy and longevity. Considering the complexity and diversity of the genres addressed, in the following, the attention will be further focused on the outline of a general overview of his creation of feature film music, with some of the essential elements that he used being pointed out in musical language. This is essential to be able to understand as a whole the evolution of his career as a filmmaker, the vision he had but also the compositional predilections he manifested.

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