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Leonard Bernstein: An American Musician

By Allen Shawn

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
0300144288, 9780300144284
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1184258 bytes)
Series
Jewish Lives
Pages
360\359
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-10-16 18:54:40
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Description

Leonard Bernstein stood at the epicenter of twentieth-century American musical life. His creative gifts knew no boundaries as he moved easily from the podium, to the piano, to television with his nationally celebrated Young People’s Concerts, which introduced an entire generation to the joy of classical music. In this fascinating new biography, the breadth of Bernstein’s musical composition is explored, through the spectacular range of music he composed—from West Side Story to Kaddish to A Quiet Place and beyond—and through his intensely public role as an internationally celebrated conductor. For the first time, the composer’s life and work receive a fully integrated analysis, offering a comprehensive appreciation of a multi-faceted musician who continued to grow as an artist well into his final days.

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