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One of the Broadway musicals that can genuinely claim to ha ... Read more

One of the Broadway musicals that can genuinely claim to have transformed the genre, West Side Story has been featured in many books on Broadway, but it has yet to be the focus of a scholarly monograph. Nigel Simeone begins by exploring the long process of creating West Side Story, including a discussion of Bernstein's sketches, early drafts of the score and script, as well as cut songs. The core of the book is the commentary on the music itself. West Side Story is one of the very few Broadway musicals for which there is a complete published orchestral score, as well as two different editions of the piano-vocal score. The survival of the original copied orchestral score, and the reminiscences of Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal, reveal details of the orchestration process, and the extent to which Bernstein was involved in this. Simeone's commentary considers: musical characteristics and compositional techniques used to mirror the drama (for example, the various uses of the tritone), motivic development, the use and reinvention of Broadway and other conventions, the creation of dramatic continuity in the score through the use of motifs and other devices, the unusual degree of dissonance and rhythmic complexity (at least for the time), and the integration of Latin-American dance forms (Mambo, Huapango and so on). Simeone also considers the reception of West Side Story in the contemporary press. The stir the show caused included the response that it was the angular, edgy score that made it a remarkable achievement. Not all reviews were uncritical. Finally, the book looks in detail at the making of the original Broadway cast recording, made in just one day, included on the accompanying CD. Minimize

For use with all Bb, Eb, C and bass clef instruments, the J ... Read more

For use with all Bb, Eb, C and bass clef instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package helps you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: * Melody cue with proper style and inflection * Professional rhythm tracks * Choruses for soloing * Removable bass part * Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE, each tune also has: * An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) * Additional choruses for soloing. 10 songs: Black Coffee * Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard?) * Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans * Fever * Harlem Nocturne * Hot Toddy * The "In" Crowd * Is You Is, or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) * When the Sun Comes Out * You Are My Sunshine. Minimize

For use with all Bb, Eb, C and bass clef instruments, the J ... Read more

For use with all Bb, Eb, C and bass clef instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package helps you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: * Melody cue with proper style and inflection * Professional rhythm tracks * Choruses for soloing * Removable bass part * Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE, each tune also has: * An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) * Additional choruses for soloing. 10 songs: Black Coffee * Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard?) * Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans * Fever * Harlem Nocturne * Hot Toddy * The "In" Crowd * Is You Is, or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) * When the Sun Comes Out * You Are My Sunshine. Minimize

First-time collection of Bernstein's theatre songs, with se ... Read more

First-time collection of Bernstein's theatre songs, with selections from Candide, Mass, On the Town, Peter Pan, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, West Side Story, Wonderful Town, and other shows. Includes songs cut from shows and other songs never before published. With extensive commentary. There are different song lists for all three volumes. Songs in this volume include: *America *The Best Of All Possible Worlds *A Boy Like That *Carried Away *Come Up To My Place *Gee, Officer Krupke *I Feel Pretty *I Love My Wife *Life Is Absolute Perfection (from Life Is Happiness Indeed) *Like Everybody Else *Never-Land *New York, New York *Oh, Happy We *Ohio *One Hand, One Heart *Rehearse *Some Other Time *Spring Will Come Again *Tonight *We Are Women *What A Waste *The Wrong Note Rag *Ya Got Me *You Were Dead, You Know. Minimize

A master juggler, Bernstein balanced his flair for conducti ... Read more

A master juggler, Bernstein balanced his flair for conducting the classical repertoire with his expansive thirst as a composer, embracing everything from symphonies and operas to Broadway musicals and Hollywood film scores. This set carries out its own balancing act, pairing songs from West Side Story, On the Town, Wonderful Town and Candide with crucial classical works like Serenade for Violin and Orchestra and Chichester Psalms . You'll hear Leonard Slatkin's recording of Songfest and encounter Hilary Hahn, Benny Goodman, Marilyn Horne and Bernstein himself! Minimize

A master juggler, Bernstein balanced his flair for conducti ... Read more

A master juggler, Bernstein balanced his flair for conducting the classical repertoire with his expansive thirst as a composer, embracing everything from symphonies and operas to Broadway musicals and Hollywood film scores. This set carries out its own balancing act, pairing songs from West Side Story, On the Town, Wonderful Town and Candide with crucial classical works like Serenade for Violin and Orchestra and Chichester Psalms . You'll hear Leonard Slatkin's recording of Songfest and encounter Hilary Hahn, Benny Goodman, Marilyn Horne and Bernstein himself! Minimize

This classic work is perhaps Bernstein's finest collection ... Read more

This classic work is perhaps Bernstein's finest collection of conversations on the meaning and wonder of music. This book is a must for all music fans who wish to experience music more fully and deeply through one of the most inspired, and inspiring, music intellects of our time. Employing the creative device of "Imaginary Conversations" in the first section of his book, Bernstein illuminates the importance of the symphony in America, the greatness of Beethoven, and the art of composing. The book also includes a photo section and a third section with the transcripts from his televised Omnibus music series, including "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony," "The World of Jazz," "Introduction to Modern Music," and "What Makes Opera Grand." Minimize

This classic work is perhaps Bernstein's finest collection ... Read more

This classic work is perhaps Bernstein's finest collection of conversations on the meaning and wonder of music. This book is a must for all music fans who wish to experience music more fully and deeply through one of the most inspired, and inspiring, music intellects of our time. Employing the creative device of "Imaginary Conversations" in the first section of his book, Bernstein illuminates the importance of the symphony in America, the greatness of Beethoven, and the art of composing. The book also includes a photo section and a third section with the transcripts from his televised Omnibus music series, including "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony," "The World of Jazz," "Introduction to Modern Music," and "What Makes Opera Grand." Minimize

A brief biography of the talented composer, conductor, and ... Read more

A brief biography of the talented composer, conductor, and musician known for his television series, "Young People's Concerts" Minimize

30 songs from Leonard Bernstein's revered Broadway shows, i ... Read more

30 songs from Leonard Bernstein's revered Broadway shows, including West Side Story, Candide, On the Town, Wonderful Town, Peter Pan, and more, with plot notes, insightful facts, quotes from Bernstein and a bio. Includes a foreword by conductor John Mauceri, and the hits: America - I Feel Pretty - Lonely Town - Maria - New York, New York - Ohio - One Hand, One Heart - Somewhere - Tonight - and more. Minimize

A fantastic resource for Leonard Bernstein's rich theatre s ... Read more

A fantastic resource for Leonard Bernstein's rich theatre songs, from On the Town, Peter Pan, Wonderful Town, Candide, West Side Story, Mass, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and other shows. Includes several songs cut from shows, songs never before published, and also new solo editions of some songs that have never before been available as stand-alone numbers. The songs have been newly engraved and edited, largely presented in authentic vocal score format (rather than piano/vocal sheet music arrangements). The song lists are not the same for High Voice and Low Voice editions; some songs are transposed; others are uniquely in only one volume. Minimize

The New York Philharmonic from Bernstein to Maazel continu ... Read more

The New York Philharmonic from Bernstein to Maazel continues the story of America's oldest orchestra as told in Howard Shanet's Philharmonic: A History of New York's Orchestra. That volume ended with the 1970-71 season just before the arrival of Pierre Boulez as music director.Obviously much has happened since. This book begins however with a retrospective account of the controversial last years of the tenure of Dimitri Mitropoulos and the ascendancy of Leonard Bernstein to the music directorship. Having been a Philharmonic assistant conductor during Bernstein's tenure and an inveterate Philharmonic watcher ever since the author brings some personal insights to the story as well as moments of humor.A sub-theme of the book concerns the way the Philharmonic and its music directors have been treated by the New York press the Times in particular. Howard Taubman's attacks on Mitropoulos Harold Schonberg's on Bernstein and Donal Henahan's on Zubin Mehta are all covered here as are Minimize

The duo piano team of Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas prese ... Read more

The duo piano team of Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas present a program of Leonard Bernstein, Richard Rodgers as well as other Broadway CLASSICS by Jerry Herman, Marvin Hamlisch and Andrew Lloyd Weber. Unique and spectacular original 2 piano arrangements by the brilliant Homer Denison. Minimize

The duo piano team of Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas prese ... Read more

The duo piano team of Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas present a program of Leonard Bernstein, Richard Rodgers as well as other Broadway CLASSICS by Jerry Herman, Marvin Hamlisch and Andrew Lloyd Weber. Unique and spectacular original 2 piano arrangements by the brilliant Homer Denison. Minimize

As they engage with one of the 20th century's most provocat ... Read more

As they engage with one of the 20th century's most provocative musical personalities, studies of the multifaceted Leonard Bernstein will always proffer new insights into the human condition. But this is the first book on Bernstein to be written by a compo Minimize