There's a place for us : the musical theatre works of Leonard Bernstein / Helen Smith.
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TextPublisher: Farnham : Ashgate, 2011Description: xviii, 300 p. : illContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315084817 (ebook)Subject(s): Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Musicals | Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Operas | Music | Music | Art music, orchestral & formal music | Music of film & stage | The Americas | Theatre studies | Theory of music & musicology | Opera | Musicians, singers, bands & groups | Popular music | Composers & songwritersGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781409411697Summary: Here, Smith takes an in-depth look at all eight of Bernstein's musical theatre works, from the early 'On the Town' written by the 26-year-old composer at the start of his career, to his second and last opera 'A Quiet Place' in 1983. Leonard Bernstein was the quintessential American musician. Through his careers as conductor, pianist, teacher and television personality he became known across the US and the world, his flamboyance and theatricality making him a favourite with audiences, if not with critics. However, he is perhaps best remembered as a composer, particularly of the musical West Side Story, and for songs such as 'America', 'Tonight' and 'Somewhere'. Dr Helen Smith takes an in-depth look at all eight of Bernstein's musical theatre works, from the early On the Town written by the 26-year-old composer at the start of his career, to his second and last opera A Quiet Place in 1983; in between these two pieces he composed music for Trouble in Tahiti, Wonderful Town, Candide, West Side Story, Mass and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. These works are analysed and considered against a background of musical and social context, as well as looking at Bernstein's other orchestral, choral and chamber works. One important aspect examined is Bernstein's use of motifs in his theatre compositions, which takes them out of the realms of Broadway and into the sphere of symphonic writing. Smith provides an indispensable overview of the musical theatre works of an eclectic composer, and shows what it is that constitutes the Bernstein 'sound'.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-292) and indexes.
Here, Smith takes an in-depth look at all eight of Bernstein's musical theatre works, from the early 'On the Town' written by the 26-year-old composer at the start of his career, to his second and last opera 'A Quiet Place' in 1983. Leonard Bernstein was the quintessential American musician. Through his careers as conductor, pianist, teacher and television personality he became known across the US and the world, his flamboyance and theatricality making him a favourite with audiences, if not with critics. However, he is perhaps best remembered as a composer, particularly of the musical West Side Story, and for songs such as 'America', 'Tonight' and 'Somewhere'. Dr Helen Smith takes an in-depth look at all eight of Bernstein's musical theatre works, from the early On the Town written by the 26-year-old composer at the start of his career, to his second and last opera A Quiet Place in 1983; in between these two pieces he composed music for Trouble in Tahiti, Wonderful Town, Candide, West Side Story, Mass and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. These works are analysed and considered against a background of musical and social context, as well as looking at Bernstein's other orchestral, choral and chamber works. One important aspect examined is Bernstein's use of motifs in his theatre compositions, which takes them out of the realms of Broadway and into the sphere of symphonic writing. Smith provides an indispensable overview of the musical theatre works of an eclectic composer, and shows what it is that constitutes the Bernstein 'sound'.
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