Essays Tagged: "Leonard Bernstein"
Leonard Bernstein
LEONARD BERNSTEINLeonard Bernstein was born in Lawrenceville, Massachusettes on August 25, 1918. He ... tives.Bernstein's parents had little knowledge of, or interest in classical music. The only records Leonard remembers hearing on his family phonograph when he was a child were the popular hit songs of ... were the popular hit songs of the day, such as "Barney Google" and "Oh by Jingo."For the most part, Leonard Bernstein was an unhappy child. He said, "I was a miserable, terrified little child" (Musici ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers
American Music Theatre from Kern to Sondheim
th Pacific' and 'The Sound of Music.'The next major development in American music theatre came with Leonard Bernstein's 'West Side Story' in 1957. Bernstein was influenced by many composers and styles ... kely to remain popular for a long time.Bibliographyhttp://www.musicals101.com/gilbert.htmhttp://www.leonardbernstein.com/lifeswork/biography/http://www.leonardbernstein.com/studio/element.asp?FeatID=3 ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
Ludwig von Beethoven
was dedicated to King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. I listen to a version off the Internet, by Leonard Bernstein, Philharmoniker. The duration is 71 minutes and 2 seconds.To my preference at firs ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
The Economic and Government Effect on America's Poor
always been the least insulated from market forces. When the economy sneezes, they get pneumonia." Bernstein and Lazere (2001) make this statement to point out that when our economy is struggling, ou ... erman further explains that government policies for overcoming poverty are "poorly designed" (p.2). Bernstein and Lazere (2001) explain that the newer program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights
2004 USC Honors College Essay Choice 1: Values gained by continuing to differentiate "low" art from "high" art
blurred, as a particularly skilled artist combines the two forms for one audience. This was seen in Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, a play about rival New York City gangs based on Shakespeare's R ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
Concert Report- Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Turkey
ew Year Concert" with fourteen pieces from a range of composers as Johann Strauss, Giacomo Puccini, Leonard Bernstein, Johann Sebastian Bach, Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, P. Necherporenko, Niccolo Pagani ... drums and timpani.Other work of the orchestra was West Side Story. This composition was written by Leonard Bernstein in 1957 as a type of musical and also a wonderful opera aria. The composition open ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
West Side Story Vs. Ragtime
Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story and Stephen Sondheim's Ragtime have similar and relating themes ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts
"Romeo and Juliet" and "West Side Story": A comparison
ue and the characters, and got a story called West Side Story as his result. Than, with the help of Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sonheim and Jerome Robbbins, it thrived into a famous Broadway musical.In ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Romeo & Juliet
William Shakespeare "Romeo and Juliet" analysing Act one scene Five
rent backgrounds is very popular and is still being used in modern productions --West side story by Leonard Bernstein in 1952, with two rival gangs.-And Across the barricade by Joan lingard, where a p ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature