Playing Less Hurt addresses this need with specific tools to avoid and alleviate injury. Impressively researched, the book is invaluable not only to musicians, but also to the coaches and medical professionals who work with them. The book also examines the persistent biases of the time, particularly anti-Semitisim, gender stereotyping, and longstanding racial attitudes. (Amadeus). This classic work is perhaps Bernstein's finest collection of conversations on the meaning and wonder of music. This biography covers Leonard Berstein's life from his childhood growing up in a Hassidic family in Massachusetts through to the start to his career and his success in both classical music and musical theatre. An annotated critical edition of Auden's last, longest book-length poem. True to life, very funny and moving' Financial Times 'Extremely cleverly observed' Mail on Sunday 'If this book was a record, we would be calling it an instant classic. Found insideBecause there was music: late-night piano duets, or the Maestro's command to accompany an audition, or, by the way, the greatest orchestras in the world. Charlie did it, and this is what it was like, told for the first time. Mauceri, who worked closely with Leonard Bernstein for eighteen years, studied with Leopold Stokowski, and was on the faculty of Yale University for fifteen years, is the perfect guide to the allure and theater, passion and drudgery, ... Humphrey Burton was given exclusive access to Bernstein's rich legacy of letters and papers, and the book draws on hundreds of interviews with family, friends and colleagues to reveal Bernstein's fascinating and complex personality. Debussy drove French music into entirely new regions of beauty and excitement at a time when old traditions threatened to stifle it. This majestic reference book covers their work, their innovations, their successes, and their failures. Found insideThe essays within this book do not simply retell the Bernstein story; instead, Leonard Bernstein's brother, Burton Bernstein, and current New York Philharmonic archivist and historian, Barbara B. Haws, have brought together a distinguished ... " ... Conductor of the nation's premier orchestra, the New York Philharmonic; composer of concert music and scores for the popular musical theater; virtuoso pianist ... [in this book] Mr. Bernstein is seen as only few have been privileged ... So much energy. So much intelligence . . . Burton also demonstrates that behind Leonard Bernstein's flamboyance (and the increasingly embarrassing public behaviour) there remained honesty of purpose and generosity of spirit. Here is Sondheim's ascent to the peaks of the Broadway musical, from his chance meeting with play- wright Arthur Laurents, which led to his first success-- as co-lyricist with Leonard Bernstein on West Side Story--to his collaboration with ... Traces Bernstein's life from his Boston childhood through his Tin Pan Alley apprenticeship, his Broadway successes, and his remarkable career as a conductor and composer Friends and associates share their memories of Bernstein as a student composer, teacher, recording artist, television performer, and conductor Found insideIn this work, Mari Yoshihara reveals the deeply emotional connections Bernstein formed with two little-known Japanese individuals, which she narrates through their personal letters that have never been seen before. In the second part of this paper the focus will particularly be on West Side Story, because with this work Leonard Bernstein added a new dimension to the Broadway musical by integrating a serious subject and by collaborating in an operatic ... John Clubbe illuminates Beethoven as a lifelong revolutionary through his compositions, portraits, and writings, and by setting him alongside major cultural figures of the time—among them Schiller, Goethe, Byron, Chateaubriand, and Goya. Features a complete account of the author's twelve-hour interview with Bernstein one year before the classical music personality's death in 1990. A young adult biography of conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein's passion for music was so strong and so glorious that he had to share it with the world. Archival photographs, mostly from the Leonard Bernstein Collection at the Library of Congress, illustrate this fascinating biography, which also includes a foreword by Bernstein’s daughter Jamie. Found insideIn public and private, Lenny was larger than life. In Famous Father Girl, Bernstein mines the emotional depths of her childhood and invites us into her family’s private world. A portrait of Leonard Berstein celebrates his roles as a child prodigy, famous composer of such productions as West Side Story, homosexual philanderer, adoring husband, charismatic artist, and calculating businessman. From his dazzling conducting debut in 1943 until his death in 1990, Leonard Bernstein's star blazed brilliantly. Presents a history of the Broadway musical theater, including summaries of the shows, photographs of the stars, posters, sheet music, production stills, and essays by theater luminaries. In Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War, award-winning author and scholar Carol J. Oja examines the early days of Bernstein's career during World War II, centering around the debut in 1944 of the Broadway musical On ... Leonard Bernstein stood at the epicenter of twentieth-century American musical life. This is a startlingly fresh account of the life of one of the greatest 20th-century Americans, composer and songwriter George Gershwin. The aesthetic origins and directions of music are explored, touching upon concepts and visualizations from such fields as poetry, linguistics, and physics Leonard Bernstein's Norton Lectures on the future course of music drew cheers from ... Stating that classical music in the United States is largely performance driven, a chronological history documents its rise at the end of the nineteenth century and decline after World War I, covering such topics as the quest for an ... The book also features the reproduction of five television scripts from Bernstein on the influence of jazz, the timeless appeal of Mozart, musical romanticism, and the complexities of rhythmic innovation. This collection of Wolfe's essays, articles, and chapters from previous collections is filled with observations on U.S. popular culture in the 1960s and 1970s. Describes the life and career of the composer and conductor. When Leonard Bernstein died in 1990 at the age of 72, one of his admirers said he was actually 288 because he led four separate lives: as a conductor, a composer, a pianist, and a teacher. Now, in Dinner with Lenny, Cott provides a complete account of this remarkable dialogue in which Bernstein discourses with disarming frankness, humor, and intensity on matters musical, pedagogical, political, psychological, spiritual, and ... This book explores not only the stage origins of the piece, but the incredible impact of the movie version and how it became a touchstone for all subsequent generations interested in dance on film and in great filmmaking in general. Experiencing Leonard Bernstein: A Listener’s Companion is the ideal work for any reader seeking to learn how to listen across the spectrum of Bernstein’s musical output. Found inside – Page 11 The Life and Work of Leonard Bernstein Family Background, Education, and Early Career to 1943 Leonard Bernstein was born 25 August 1918 in Lawrence, ... Clever illustrations and story lines give children a light yet realistic overview of this composer's life and style and music. To mark his centennial, curator and photographer Steve J. Sherman and Jamie Bernstein, Lenny's eldest daughter, present this remarkable collection of 100 iconic images, which tell the Maestro's life story through the unique vantage point of ... A landmark achievement of investigative reporting and a tour de force of social observation, this book will haunt every reader who cares about the needs of children. Bernstein was also an enthusiastic letter writer, and this book is the first to present a wide-ranging selection of his correspondence. This volume of essays and images explores Leonard Bernstein's Harvard period, and his achievements as scholar, teacher, composer. 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