Leonard Bernstein June 18‚ 2011 Introduction to art‚ music and literature Professor Terry Hammons Final Exam Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein was born as Louis Bernstein in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts. He was the son of Ukrainian Jewish parents who were Jennie and Samuel Joseph Bernstein; His father was a supplies wholesaler from Rovno‚ which is now Ukraine. Despite of his family name‚ he was not related to film composer Elmer Bernstein. His family spent summers on
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Leonard Bernstein was a very extraordinary person. He was among the first conductors to be born and educated in America. A truly inspirational man‚ who accomplished an astonishing amount during his career. His achievements in conducting‚ composing and teaching helped establish American artists in a largely dominated European field. A true creator‚ Bernstein was able to achieve great success in many areas of music. His compositions varied throughout his life from; symphonies‚ musical theatre‚ ballet
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A Biography of Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts on August 25‚ 1918. He was born to first generation Jewish parents from Russia. At the age of ten‚ he began learning to play the piano‚ at one point in his studies at Hebrew Union he thought of becoming a rabbi. Latter he was awarded an honorary degree‚ for he became a rabbi of sorts (Gottlieb.) However‚ he went on the major in music at Harvard University. Although‚ his interest at college was in becoming
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unnamable and communicate the unknowable.” Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein was born August 25‚ 1918. Now usually‚ one would not look for a birth date‚ rather death. This is treasured because‚ what is truly important is not only ones life; but also and especially‚ our founders of music and arts. His death date was October 14‚ 1990. This presents us with the ideal window of what he achieved during his life span. But‚ for all the years that Bernstein was in profession‚ no span of time could successfully
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Leonard Bernstein was a talented composer‚ conductor‚ and pianist who helped to bridge a gap between classical music and conventional popular music for younger audiences. Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25‚ 1918 in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts. He started to play piano at the age of 10‚ after being given a piano by a relative. Although‚ Bernstein had a blossoming interest to play piano‚ his father would not pay for his lessons‚ which made Bernstein pay for lessons himself. Once his natural talent
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American Composer Leonard Bernstein In this paper we will compare two compositions by composer‚ conductor‚ pianist‚ Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). Bernstein was born in Massachusetts to a Russian Jewish family and began playing and taking music lessons at a young age. He went on to study music at Harvard and Curtis Institute of Music (Seldes Web). In his early years Bernstein wrote several compositions. At the age of 19 he wrote a “Piano Trio” (1937) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFQtbPqwNWo
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The picture here depicts of conductor‚ Leonard Bernstein‚ center of the stage with a cigarette in one hand and a giant manuscript in another‚ well dressed‚ posing for the camera in a weary expression under the significant lights of a grand performance hall. The angle of the view brings Leonard to a perspective of importance‚ with sharp focus in comparison to the background below and above. The brightly lit‚ yet emptiness of the stage with hundreds‚ if not thousands of seats‚ neatly stacked stands
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Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2 mov.1 Analysis The Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor‚ for violin‚ cello and piano‚ Op. 67‚ with four movements‚ by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1944‚ in the midst of World War II. The work received its premiere in Leningrad on 14 November 1944. After 1936‚ Shostakovich separated his compositions to two parallel sections‚ one for public consumptions‚ the other one for personal expressions. Therefore‚ Shostakovich’s chamber music probably constitutes the most complete
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In the featured book "Young people’s Concert‚" the author‚ Leonard Bernstein‚ explains the meaning of Classical music. Mr. Bernstein believes that people do not understand the exact meaning of classical music and they describe any music that isn’t pop or jazz as a classical music. He started his argument by giving examples about the mistakes that people do when they describe music and he found that the reason why people use inappropriate words to describe music is because people do not know why people
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Professor Perry La Marca 3/19/2012 “On the Waterfront” and the Music of Leonard Bernstein (1954) “On the Waterfront” is a masterpiece film about a union man (Terry Malloy) whom makes an attempt to stand up to the corrupt mob bosses leading the Longshoremen’s Union. Just as important as the plot of the film is the music; the original score by Leonard Bernstein greatly influenced how other composers would approach film scoring. Bernstein combined the “American” characteristics of Aaron Copland’s music (disjunct
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