Background
Bernstein, Leonard was born on August 25, 1918 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel Joseph and Jennie (Resnick) Bernstein.
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The varied forms of Leonard Bernstein's musical creativity have been recognized and enjoyed by millions. These lectures, Mr. Bernstein's most recent venture in musical explication, will make fascinating reading as well. Virgil Thomson says of the lectures: "Nobody anywhere presents this material so warmly, so sincerely, so skillfully. As musical mind-openers they are first class; as pedagogy they are matchless". Mr. Bernstein considers music ranging from Hindu ragas through Mozart and Ravel, to Copland, suggesting a worldwide, innate musical grammar. Folk music, pop songs, symphonies, modal, tonal, atonal, well-tempered and ill-tempered works all find a place in these discussions. Each, Mr. Bernstein suggests, has roots in a universal language central to all artistic creation. Using certain linguistic analogies, he explores the ways in which this language developed and can be understood as an aesthetic surface. Drawing on his insights as a master composer and conductor, Mr. Bernstein also explores what music means below the surface: the symbols and metaphors which exist in every musical piece, of whatever sort. And, finally, Mr. Bernstein analyzes twentieth century crises in the music of Schoenberg and Stravinsky, finding even here a transformation of all that has gone before, as part of the poetry of expression, through its roots in the earth of human experience. These talks, written and delivered when Leonard Bernstein was Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University, are the newest of the author's literary achievements. In addition to a distinguished career as conductor, pianist, and composer, Mr. Bernstein is the recipient of many television Emmys for the scripts of his Young People's Concerts, Omnibus programs, and others, and is the author of The Infinite Variety of Music and The Joy of Music, for which he received the Christopher Award.
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Sheet Music - American choral legend, Robert Page, has set this classic Bernstein song cycle for three part treble choir. Leaving each of the five songs in their original keys, and without changing a single, original piano note, this arrangement perfectly captures the natural, unforced sweetness of a child's expression. Duration: ca. 5:30 - SSA - Leonard Bernstein - BHSCLC - Boosey & Hawkes - 2013 - SSA and Piano - 884088672751 - 20 Pages. - Lenght 10.50 - Width 6.75
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(1. For Elizabeth Rudolf January 23 1894, 2. For Lukas Fos...)
1. For Elizabeth Rudolf January 23 1894, 2. For Lukas Foss August 15 1992 3. For Elizabeth B. Ehrman January 22 1883 4 For Sandy Gellhorn April 23 1951 5. For Susanna Kyle July 24 1949
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((Amadeus). With style, wit, and expertise, Leonard Bernst...)
(Amadeus). With style, wit, and expertise, Leonard Bernstein shares his love and appreciation for music in all its varied forms in The Infinite Variety of Music , illuminating the deep pleasure and sometimes subtle beauty it offers. He begins with an "imaginary conversation" with George Washington entitled "The Muzak Muse," in which he argues the values of actively listening to music by learning how to read notes, as opposed to simply hearing music in a concert hall. The book also features the reproduction of five television scripts from Bernstein on the influence of jazz, the timeless appeal of Mozart, musical romanticism, and the complexities of rhythmic innovation. Also included are Bernstein's analyses of symphonies by Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Brahms, a rare reproduction of a 1957 lecture on the nature of composing, and a report on the musical scene written for the New York Times after his sabbatical leave from directorship of the New York Philharmonic during the 1964-65 season.
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The aesthetic origins and directions of music are explored, touching upon concepts and visualizations from such fields as poetry, linguistics, and physics.
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Bernstein, Leonard was born on August 25, 1918 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel Joseph and Jennie (Resnick) Bernstein.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1939; graduate, Curtis Institute Music, 1941; studied conducting with, Fritz Reiner and Serge Koussevitzky studied piano with, Helen Coates, Heinrich Gebhard, and Isabella Vengerova numerous honorary degrees from various colleges and univs.
Assistant to, Serge Koussevitzky at Berkshire Music Center, 1942; assistant conductor, New York Philharmonic Symphony, 1943-1944; conductor, New York City Symphony, 1945-1948; frequent conductor, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, from 1947; music adviser, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, 1948-1949; faculty, Berkshire Music Center, 1948-1955; head conducting department, Berkshire Music Center, 1951-1955; professor music, Brandeis U., 1951-1956; co-conductor with, Dimitri Mitropoulos of New York Philharmonic, 1957-1958; music director, Dimitri Mitropoulos of New York Philharmonic, 1958-1969. Charles Eliot Norton professor poetry Harvard, 1972-1973.
(The aesthetic origins and directions of music are explore...)
(Sheet Music - American choral legend, Robert Page, has se...)
( The varied forms of Leonard Bernstein's musical creati...)
(The Joy of Music is Leonard Bernstein's first book, origi...)
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(7 PART, 12 PAGE PIANO SOLOS MEDLEY BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN.)
(West Side Story (Choral Suite) SAB Arranged by Mac Huff. ...)
(Playbill for West Side Story at Minskoff Theatre . Starri...)
(Based on the Book by Arthur Laurents. Publishers G. Schir...)
(The complete original vocal score. 10x13.5", 267 pp.)
(1966 Simon & Schuster Hardcover)
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(9" x 12" 12 pages)
((Amadeus). With style, wit, and expertise, Leonard Bernst...)
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Founder Bernstein Education Through the Arts Fund, 1990.
Married Felicia Montealegre Cohn, September 9, 1951 (deceased June 1978). Children: Jamie, Alexander, Nina.