Leonard Bernstein : an American musician / Allen Shawn.
| Author/creator | Shawn, Allen author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014] |
| Copyright Date | ©2014 |
| Description | viii, 347 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Jewish Lives Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.) ^A1036261 |
| Contents | Part one. Dust ; A piano ; Harvard ; Curtis, Tanglewood, Boston, and New York -- Part two. Wonderful times ; Age of anxiety ; Serenade ; Broadway and Carnegie Hall ; What does music mean? ; At the center ; Chichester, Vienna, Mount Scopus -- Part three. Questions and declarations ; Dybbuk ; In the garden ; Regrets, celebrations, and goodbyes. |
| Abstract | Chronicles the life and career of the composer and musician, focusing on his range of musical compositions, from "West Side Story" to "Kaddish. 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, and then to television with his nationally celebrated Young People's Concerts, which introduced an entire generation to the joy of classical music. Drawing on personal interviews, archival research, and his own immersion in the music, the author delves beneath the trappings of fame, presenting Bernstein as a complex and deeply intelligent artist whose accomplishment as a composer is too often undervalued. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-330) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780300144284 |
| ISBN | 0300144288 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.B566 S44 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |