Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)
Leonard Bernstein. Picture by Jack Mitchell (Creative Commons License)
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“Any great work of art … revives and readapts time and space, and the measure of its success is the extent to which it makes you an inhabitant of that world — the extent to which it invites you in and lets you breathe its strange, special air.”
GENERAL INFO
| Description: Leonard Bernstein was an eclectic composer, pianist and orchestra conductor. He is famous for being the creator of soundtracks as important as West Side Story or Peter Pan among many others, as well as three symphonies, chamber works and many other compositions. For a long period of time he was the conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of New York. He was also a great amateur chess player. | |
| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Composer, Conductor, Pianist. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. / New York City, New York, United States. | Country Tags: United States. |
| Periods: 20th Century. | Genres: Orchestral music, Chamber music, Instrumental music, Vocal music, Symphonic music, Orchestral music, music for cinema, music for theater, Ballet, Opera. |
| Styles: Soundtracks, Contemporary music, Jazz. | School / Group: – |
| Instruments: Piano. | Relatives: – |
| Patrons: – | Master: Fritz Reiner, Isabelle Vengerova, Randall Thompson, Richard Stöhr, Longy Miquelle. |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- All Music: Leonard Bernstein: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/leonard-bernstein-mn0000239859 – [24/04/2018].
- Biografías y vidas. La enciclopedia biográfica en línea: Leonard Bernstein: https://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/b/bernstein.htm – [24/04/2018].
- Leonard Bernstein at Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonard-Bernstein – [24/04/2018].
- Leonard Bernstein Discography at Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/299702-Leonard-Bernstein – [24/04/2018].
- Leonard Bernstein official website: https://leonardbernstein.com/ – [24/04/2018].
- Iopera.es: Leonard Bernstein: http://iopera.es/tag/leonard-bernstein/ – [24/04/2018].
- Naxos: Leonard Bernstein: https://www.naxos.com/person/Leonard_Bernstein_21045/21045.htm – [24/04/2018].
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leonard Bernstein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein – [24/04/2018].
- Wikiquote: Leonard Bernstein: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein – [24/04/2018].
Bibliography
- Beltrando-Patier, Marie-Claire y otros (1996). Historia de la música. Espasa Calpe.
- Briggs, John (1961). Leonard Bernstein: The Man, His Works and His World. World Publishing Co.
- Burkholder, J. Peter. Jay Grout, Donald. Palisca, Claude V. (2015). Historia de la música occidental. Madrid: Alianza música.
- Cone, Molly and Robert Galster (1970). Leonard Bernstein. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
- Laird, Paul R. (2002). Leonard Bernstein: A Guide to Research. New York: Routledge.
- Michels, Ulrich (1992). Atlas de música, Vol 2. Madrid: Alianza Editorial.
- Onnen, Frank (1967). Enciclopedia de la música. Madrid: Afrodisio Aguado.
- Pajares Alonso, Roberto L. (2010). Historia de la Música en 6 bloques. Madrid: Visión libros.
- Shawn, Allen (2014). Leonard Bernstein: An American Musician. Yale University Press.
- Turina, Joaquín. (2000). Enciclopedia abreviada de la música. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva.
