Mirskey Collection of Salon Orchestra and Silent Film Music | Digital Pitt

"Bronisław ("Nek") Mirskey (1887–1927) was a Polish violinist and conductor who worked as music director at several movie theaters across the United States between 1914 and 1927. His efforts to improve the quality of musical accompaniment performed live for early silent film productions are an important part of the history of both music and cinema....The collection contains the instrumental parts for approximately 3,500 musical compositions. The sets include numerous markings, marginalia, and manuscripts in Mirskey's hand, revealing certain patterns of preparing music material for performance." Maintained by the University of Pittsburgh