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Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC
Works, Politics, Performances
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2020
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Bold new essays demonstrate how Leonard Bernstein influenced American culture, society, and politics through his conducting, composing, political relationships, and activism.
Composer, conductor, activist, and icon of twentieth-century America, Leonard Bernstein (1918-90) had a rich association with Washington, DC. Although he never lived there, the US capital was the site of some of the most important moments in his life and work, as he engaged with the nation's struggles and triumphs. By examining Bernstein through the lens of Washington, DC, this book offers new insights into his life and music from the 1940s through the 1980s, including his role in building the city's artistic landscape, his political-diplomatic aims, his works that received premieres and other early performances in Washington, and his relationships with the nation's liberal and conservative political elites. The collection also contributes new perspectives on twentieth-century American history, government, and culture, helping to elucidate the political function of music in American democracy.
The essays in Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC, all newly written by leading authorities, situate this important American cultural figure in the seat of United States government. The result is a fresh new angle on Leonard Bernstein, American politics, and American culture in the second half of the twentieth century.
Composer, conductor, activist, and icon of twentieth-century America, Leonard Bernstein (1918-90) had a rich association with Washington, DC. Although he never lived there, the US capital was the site of some of the most important moments in his life and work, as he engaged with the nation's struggles and triumphs. By examining Bernstein through the lens of Washington, DC, this book offers new insights into his life and music from the 1940s through the 1980s, including his role in building the city's artistic landscape, his political-diplomatic aims, his works that received premieres and other early performances in Washington, and his relationships with the nation's liberal and conservative political elites. The collection also contributes new perspectives on twentieth-century American history, government, and culture, helping to elucidate the political function of music in American democracy.
The essays in Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC, all newly written by leading authorities, situate this important American cultural figure in the seat of United States government. The result is a fresh new angle on Leonard Bernstein, American politics, and American culture in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Contributor: Daniel Abraham
Daniel Abraham is Professor of Music at American University.
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Contributor: Alicia Kopfstein-Penk
Alicia Kopfstein-Penk is Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at American University.
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Contributor: Andrew H. Weaver
ANDREW H. WEAVER is Professor of Musicology at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
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Contributor: Alicia Kopfstein-Penk
Alicia Kopfstein-Penk is Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at American University.
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Contributor: Andrew H. Weaver
ANDREW H. WEAVER is Professor of Musicology at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
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Contributor: Robert C. Lagueux
Robert C. Lagueux is the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies and Faculty Development at Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He researches and publishes work on medieval music, liturgy, and drama, and more widely on pedagogy, teaching, and learning.
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-Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
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This collection of essays is cohesive, informative, and well researched, offering a unique scholarly perspective on one of America's best loved musicians.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
1 - Part One. Bernstein, Politics, and the White House
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1 Bernstein and Washington, DC: Introductory Reflections
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2 Bernstein and the White House
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3 Bernstein and McCarthyism
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4 The New York Philharmonic European Tour of 1959 and Bernstein as Eisenhower’s American Cultural Ambassador
86 - Part Two. Bernstein’s Works in the Nation’s Capital
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5 West Side Stories: Washington, DC
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6 Bernstein’s Politics of Style: Listening for “Radical Chic” in Mass
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7 “Screaming Gets You Nowhere”: Bernstein’s Mass and the Politics of Peace
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8 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner’s Musical History of the White House
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9 Songfest: Bernstein’s Monument to American Diversity
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10 Political Expression and American Identity in Bernstein’s 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Songfest, and Slava! A Political Overture
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11 A Quiet Place in a Not-So-Quiet Nation: Gender, Sexuality, and Family in Bernstein’s “American Opera”
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Selected Bibliography
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Notes on the Contributors
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Index of Bernstein’s Works
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General Index
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eBook veröffentlicht am:
21. Februar 2024
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University of Rochester Press
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