Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC: Works, Politics, Performances (Eastman Studies in Music, 167)

ISBN 10: 1580469736 / ISBN 13: 9781580469739

Edité par University of Rochester Press, 2020

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• Titre: Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC: Works, Politics, Performances (Eastman Studies in Music, 167)
• Éditeur: University of Rochester Press
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1580469736
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781580469739
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: New

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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 DC, this book offers new insights into his life and music from the 1940s through the 1980s, including his role in building DC's artistic landscape, his political-diplomatic aims, his works that received premieres and other early performances in DC, 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.

Daniel Abraham is Professor of Music at American University, Alicia Kopfstein-Penk is Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at American University, and Andrew H. Weaver is Professor of Musicology at The Catholic University of America.

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Daniel Abraham is Professor of Music at American University.

Alicia Kopfstein-Penk is Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at American University.

ANDREW H. WEAVER is Professor of Musicology at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

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.