Leonard Bernstein in context /
Designed for students, aficionados of classical music, and historians, this volume offers a wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary and comprehensive view of one of the most important musicians of the twentieth century at his 100th anniversary. Scholars from diverse backgrounds and fields have contributed...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2024.
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| Series: | Composers in context.
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Bernstein's World. Education / Paul R. Laird ; Mishkan Tefila / Ann Glazer Niren ; Jewishness / Mark Kligman ; Sexuality, Relationships and Family Life / Nadine Hubbs ; Civil Rights Activist and Vietnam War Resister / Barry Seldes ; The Cold War, Democracy and Hope / Sally Bick
- Part II: Conducting. Conducting Choreography / Daniel Callahan ; Mahler Before and After Bernstein / Megan Francisco ; Interactions Among Three Mavericks in the 1960s / Rob Haskins ; Conductor/Pianist / Jennifer Del Motte
- Part III: Composition, Creation and Reception. The Crisis of Faith / Michael Slon ; Popular Music / Katherine Baber ; American Sound / Paul R. Laird ; Exotic Evocations : Latin America, Polynesia and the Middle East (including Israel) / Ralph P. Locke ; Opera / Ralph P. Locke ; Women, Gender and Sexuality / Elizabeth L. Keathley ; Film / Anthony Bushard ; Early Shows / Helen Smith ; Late Shows / J. Daniel Jenkins
- Part IV: Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador. Music Appreciation / Dominic Broomfield-McHugh ; Omnibus / Dorothy Glick Maglione ; The Young People's Concerts / Alicia Kopfstein ; Israel / Erica Argyropoulos ; The USSR / Emily Abrams Ansari ; Asia / Mari Yoshihara ; Latin America / Hermann Hudde
- Part V: Connections. Aaron Copland / Sophie Redfern ; Stephen Schwartz / Paul R. Laird ; Stephen Sondheim / Dominic Broomfield-McHugh ; Kurt Weill / Rebecca Schmid ; Jerome Robbins / Dustyn Martincich ; William Schuman / Steven R. Swayne ; Marc Blitzstein / Maria Cristina Fava
- Part VI: The Legacy. Composing Legacy / Stephen Banfield ; Conducting Legacy / Tim Page ; The Library of Congress / Janet S. McKinney and Caitlin Miller ; Major Writings / Paul R. Laird ; The New York Philharmonic / Matthew Mugmon ; Columbia Records and Deutsche Grammophon / Nigel Simeone ; Cultural Icon / D. Kern Holoman.
