(Chaplin, 1968) Music by Charles Chaplin
The Circus is fast-paced and loaded with the ingenious visual gags that make “The Little Tramp” so enduring to world-wide audiences. In style it is reminiscent of the two-reel films that Chaplin made for Essanay during 1915-1916, which many critics regard as the purest expression of his art. The music was composed by Charles Chaplin.
Performing forces Minimum | 79 players (strings 14,14,12,10,8, flute, oboe, clarinet I-III, bassoon, alto sax I & II, tenor sax, 2 trumpets, Fr. Horn, 2 trombones, piano, percussion, tympani, guitar, mandolin, glockenspiel, xylophone) |
Performing forces Maximum | 79 players (strings 14,14,12,10,8, flute, oboe, clarinet I-III, bassoon, alto sax I & II, tenor sax, 2 trumpets, Fr. Horn, 2 trombones, piano, percussion, tympani, guitar, mandolin, glockenspiel, xylophone) |
Percussions | 2 timpani, drums, bells, temple gong, bass drums, cymbals, snare drum, triangle, doorbell (real bell), xylophone, chimes, iron rod, bells, castanets |
Rehearsals | 2 ½ hour rehearsal One 75 minute tech rehearsal 2 ½ hour dress rehearsal |
Performance time | 75 minutes without intermission. |
Film speed | 24 frames per second. Available on DVD |
Film source | The Chaplin Estate, Paris |
Rights | The Chaplin Estate, Paris ($1,800) |

