Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
Variant namesLeonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was among the most important conductors of the second half of the 20th Century and also the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. His best-known work is the Broadway musical West Side Story; other works include three symphonies, Chichester Psalms, Serenade after Plato's "Symposium", the original score for the film On the Waterfront, and theater works including On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and his MASS.
Bernstein was the first American-born conductor to lead a major American symphony orchestra. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic and conducted the world's major orchestras. He was the first conductor to share and explore music on television with a mass audience.
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| referencedIn | Jimmy Carter - State Dinner for Prime Minister John Lynch of Ireland with Leonard Bernstein conducting the U.S. Marine Band | Jimmy Carter Library | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Adolph Gottlieb | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Alajalov, Constantin, 1900-1987. |
| associatedWith | Amberson Inc. |
| correspondedWith | American Ballet Theatre |
| associatedWith | American Ballet Theatre |
| associatedWith | American Philosophical Society. |
| associatedWith | American Repertory Theatre (Cambridge, Mass.). |
| associatedWith | Ames, Evelyn Perkins. |
| associatedWith | Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 |
| correspondedWith | Antoniou, Theodore, 1935- |
| associatedWith | Aptheker, Herbert |
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| Ballets |
| Big band music, Arranged |
| Brass quartets (Horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba) |
| Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble |
| Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with organ |
| Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano |
| Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 6 parts), Unaccompanied |
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| Composers |
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Person
Birth 1918-08-25
Death 1990-10-14
Male
Americans
Hebrew,
English,
German
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Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
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