The Resource The Leonard Bernstein letters, edited by Nigel Simeone
The Leonard Bernstein letters, edited by Nigel Simeone
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- Summary
- "Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musician-a brilliant conductor who attained international super-star status, and a gifted composer of Broadway musicals (West Side Story), symphonies (Age of Anxiety), choral works (Chichester Psalms), film scores (On the Waterfront), and much more. Bernstein was also an enthusiastic letter writer, and this book is the first to present a wide-ranging selection of his correspondence. The letters have been selected for the insights they offer into the passions of his life-musical and personal-and the extravagant scope of his musical and extra-musical activities. Bernstein's letters tell much about this complex man, his collaborators, his mentors, and others close to him. His galaxy of correspondents encompassed, among others, Aaron Copland,Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins, Thornton Wilder, Boris Pasternak, Bette Davis, Adolph Green, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and family members including his wife Felicia and his sister Shirley. The majority of these letters have never been published before. They have been carefully chosen to demonstrate the breadth of Bernstein's musical interests, his constant struggle to find the time to compose, his turbulent and complex sexuality, his political activities, and his endless capacity for hard work. Beyond all this, these writings provide a glimpse of the man behind the legends: his humanity, warmth, volatility, intellectual brilliance, wonderful eye for descriptive detail, and humor"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 606 p. [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300179095
- Label
- The Leonard Bernstein letters
- Title
- The Leonard Bernstein letters
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Nigel Simeone
- Subject
-
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 -- Correspondence
- Composers -- United States -- Correspondence
- Conductors (Music) -- United States -- Correspondence
- LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters
- MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician
- Musicians -- United States -- Correspondence
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musician-a brilliant conductor who attained international super-star status, and a gifted composer of Broadway musicals (West Side Story), symphonies (Age of Anxiety), choral works (Chichester Psalms), film scores (On the Waterfront), and much more. Bernstein was also an enthusiastic letter writer, and this book is the first to present a wide-ranging selection of his correspondence. The letters have been selected for the insights they offer into the passions of his life-musical and personal-and the extravagant scope of his musical and extra-musical activities. Bernstein's letters tell much about this complex man, his collaborators, his mentors, and others close to him. His galaxy of correspondents encompassed, among others, Aaron Copland,Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins, Thornton Wilder, Boris Pasternak, Bette Davis, Adolph Green, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and family members including his wife Felicia and his sister Shirley. The majority of these letters have never been published before. They have been carefully chosen to demonstrate the breadth of Bernstein's musical interests, his constant struggle to find the time to compose, his turbulent and complex sexuality, his political activities, and his endless capacity for hard work. Beyond all this, these writings provide a glimpse of the man behind the legends: his humanity, warmth, volatility, intellectual brilliance, wonderful eye for descriptive detail, and humor"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1918-1990
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bernstein, Leonard
- Dewey number
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- 780.92
- B
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Simeone, Nigel
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Bernstein, Leonard
- Musicians
- Composers
- Conductors (Music)
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians
- LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters
- MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician
- Label
- The Leonard Bernstein letters, edited by Nigel Simeone
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- BK0013198956
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 606 p. [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300179095
- Lccn
- 2013033122
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Label
- The Leonard Bernstein letters, edited by Nigel Simeone
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- BK0013198956
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 606 p. [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300179095
- Lccn
- 2013033122
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 -- Correspondence
- Composers -- United States -- Correspondence
- Conductors (Music) -- United States -- Correspondence
- LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters
- MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician
- Musicians -- United States -- Correspondence
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