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Bernstein, Leonard 1918-1990
Overview
| Works: | 5,995
works in
14,810
publications in
33
languages and
241,512
library holdings
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| Genres: | Musicals
Music
Piano music (Pianos (2)), Arranged
Documentary films
Operas
Symphonies
Ballets
Western art music
Suites (Orchestra)
Masses
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| Roles: | Conductor, Performer, Composer, Narrator, Instrumentalist, Lyricist, Librettist, Author of screenplay, Musician, Interviewee, Arranger, Commentator, Honoree, Creator, Author of introduction, Other, con, Speaker, Director, Collector, Bibliographic antecedent, Former owner, Singer |
| Classifications: | m1001,
784.2 |
Most widely held works about
Leonard Bernstein
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Most widely held works by
Leonard Bernstein
West Side story by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
802
editions published
between
1917
and
2011
in
11
languages
and held by
3,297
libraries
worldwide
The feud between two New York teenage gangs abruptly ends the brief happiness shared by Maria, a Puerto Rican girl, and Tony, a member of the Jets. In his attempt to defend a fellow Jet, Tony kills Maria's brother and shortly thereafter is killed by Maria's rejected fiance.
The joy of music by Leonard Bernstein (
Book
)
42
editions published
between
1959
and
2004
in
8
languages
and held by
3,049
libraries
worldwide
Illustrated talks on music appreciation, based on the author's "Omnibus" television shows. Includes expanded scripts of seven of the shows.
West Side story(
visu
)
14
editions published
between
1998
and
2007
in
English
and held by
2,621
libraries
worldwide
This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.
On the waterfront(
visu
)
2
editions published
between
2001
and
2010
in
English
and held by
2,069
libraries
worldwide
Terry Malloy is a washed-up ex-prize fighter corrupted along with brother Charley at an early age by a ruthless Mob-connected union boss named Johnny Friendly, who runs the waterfront. Malloy is now an errand-boy for the union, while Charley (in return for a college education) is now a lawyer for them. Malloy assists in the killing of a longshoreman who was talking to the crime commission investigating the union. He soon meets the dead man's agonized sister, Edie Doyle, and has a change of mind. Activist priest Father Barry argues with Malloy about morality, responsibility, and doing the right thing. Malloy's guilt, his romantic feelings for Edie, and an assault on Father Barry overwhelm him and he turns informer. Malloy's defiant testimony before the commission leads to a climactic bloody battle that wrests the union from the boss' tenacious grasp.
Candide by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
291
editions published
between
1955
and
2011
in
7
languages
and held by
1,979
libraries
worldwide
Adaptation of Voltaire's fable about a young man whose simplicity and optimism drop him into one disaster after another.
The infinite variety of music by Leonard Bernstein (
Book
)
19
editions published
between
1966
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
1,972
libraries
worldwide
This classic work by one of the twentieth century's true musical geniuses provides a guided tour through the living splendors of the great classics to the bold new sounds of contemporary music. Bridging the gulf between composer and concert-going public, and breaking through the confines of what is generally considered "serious" classical music, Leonard Bernstein provides the reader with a unique, personal, and serendipitous tour of musical form punctuated by musings philosophical and otherwise.
West side story(
visu
)
136
editions published
between
1957
and
2010
in
8
languages
and held by
1,835
libraries
worldwide
A modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in the Puerto Rican section of New York City.
Leonard Bernstein's young people's concerts by Leonard Bernstein (
Book
)
48
editions published
between
1962
and
2006
in
6
languages
and held by
1,446
libraries
worldwide
Discusses various aspects of music such as: What is melody? What does music mean? What is classical music? The text is based on Bernstein's television series of young people's concerts.
Mass by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
124
editions published
between
1960
and
2010
in
9
languages
and held by
1,398
libraries
worldwide
Findings by Leonard Bernstein (
Book
)
12
editions published
between
1982
and
1993
in
English and German
and held by
1,235
libraries
worldwide
Wonderful town by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
83
editions published
between
1953
and
2009
in
4
languages
and held by
1,224
libraries
worldwide
Typescript, dated April 29, 2000, with video director's handwritten notes throughout in pen and colored highlighter ink.
Rhapsody in blue An American in Paris by George Gershwin (
Sound Recording
)
73
editions published
between
1959
and
2010
in
5
languages
and held by
1,149
libraries
worldwide
Leonard Bernstein's young people's concerts with the New York Philharmonic(
visu
)
21
editions published
between
1962
and
2004
in
3
languages
and held by
1,067
libraries
worldwide
Leonard Bernstein earned glory as a composer, conductor, and pianist (classical and jazz), but nothing gave him more pleasure than the joy of teaching. He presented the unique blend of spoken words and music. He is an intensely interactive teacher, getting his audience to sing, springing a quiz full of trick questions. He can take the most abstruse subject and present them to a young audience with clarity, without condescension, and with a clear sense of the material's value. His subject-matter is enormously varied.
Chichester Psalms : for chorus and orchestra ; Facsimile : [a choreographic essay by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
141
editions published
between
1965
and
2009
in
8
languages
and held by
1,013
libraries
worldwide
On the town by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
113
editions published
between
1940
and
2008
in
4
languages
and held by
1,003
libraries
worldwide
Three sailors and their girl friends go on a spree in New York.
Symphony no. 1 Jeremiah ; Symphony no. 2 : The age of anxiety by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
99
editions published
between
1942
and
2010
in
6
languages
and held by
928
libraries
worldwide
Leonard Bernstein performs three of his own compositions with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the Philharmonic in Berlin.
Bernstein on Broadway by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
47
editions published
between
1954
and
2010
in
3
languages
and held by
877
libraries
worldwide
Trouble in Tahiti : an opera in seven scenes by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
80
editions published
between
1953
and
2011
in
4
languages
and held by
819
libraries
worldwide
"Trouble in Tahiti" is a short opera that tells the story of Sam and Dinah, an attractive, reasonably affluent suburban couple who are, despite it all, unaccountably miserable with one another. "Facsimile" is a ballet about human relations created with (and dedicated to) the choreographer Jerome Robbins.
Kaddish (symphony no. 3) ; Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein (
Sound Recording
)
67
editions published
between
1963
and
2010
in
9
languages
and held by
818
libraries
worldwide
The age of anxiety : symphony no. 2 for piano and orchestra : after W.H. Auden by Leonard Bernstein (
scor
)
71
editions published
between
1900
and
2010
in
4
languages
and held by
648
libraries
worldwide
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 Related Identities
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Alternative Names
 New York Philharmonic
˜The œRevuers
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