Leonard Bernstein



 

Leonard Bernstein

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born
August 25, 1918

died
October 14, 1990

gender
male

place of birth
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

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Arts & Photography, Nonfiction


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Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was the first conductor born and educated in the United States of America to receive world-wide acclaim. He is perhaps best known for his long conducting relationship with the New York Philharmonic, which included the acclaimed Young People's Concerts series, and his compositions including West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town. He is known to baby boomers primarily as the first classical music conductor to make many television appearances, all between 1954 and 1989. Additionally he had a formidable piano technique and was a highly respected composer. He is one of the most influential figures in the history of American classical music, championi...more




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The Joy of Music Leonard Berns... The Joy of Music Leonard Bernstein (Paperback)
by Leonard Bernstein
avg rating 4.06 — 32 ratings — published 2004
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The Unanswered Question: Six T... The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)
by Leonard Bernstein
avg rating 4.06 — 16 ratings — published 2006
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Young People's Concerts Young People's Concerts (Paperback)
by Leonard Bernstein
avg rating 3.75 — 8 ratings — published 2006
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West Side Story West Side Story (Vocal Score)
by Leonard Bernstein
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 2002
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Infinite Variety of Music Infinite Variety of Music (Paperback)
by Leonard Bernstein
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 1993
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Findings Findings (Paperback)
by Leonard Bernstein
avg rating 3.25 — 4 ratings — published 1993
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West Side Story: Vocal Selecti... West Side Story: Vocal Selections (Paperback)
by Leonard Bernstein
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2002
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تجزيه و تحليل مو... تجزيه و تحليل موسيقي براي جوانان
by Leonard Bernstein, مصطفي كمال ِ پورتراب
avg rating 2.50 — 2 ratings — published 2007
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Leonard Bernstein: The Harvard... Leonard Bernstein: The Harvard Years, 1935-1939 (Hardcover)
by Leonard Bernstein
avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 1999
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Joy of Music, The Joy of Music, The (Paperback)
by Leonard Bernstein
avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published 1994
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quotes by Leonard Bernstein

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"Music . . . can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable. "
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"To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan and not quite enough time."
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"Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time... The wait is simply too long."
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