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Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC : works, politics, performances
- Title
- Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC : works, politics, performances / edited by Daniel Abraham, Alicia Kopfstein-Penk, and Andrew H. Weaver.
- Publication
- Rochester : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
- ©2020
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- Description
- xiv, 314 pages : illustrations, music; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Bold new essays demonstrate how Leonard Bernstein influenced American culture, society, and politics through his conducting, composing, political relationships, and activism"--
- Series Statement
- Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989
- Uniform Title
- Eastman studies in music.
- Subjects
- Music and diplomacy
- Music > Social aspects
- United States
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
- Music > Political aspects
- Washington (D.C.)
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 > Criticism and interpretation
- Music > United States > 20th century > History and criticism
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 > Political activity
- Music and diplomacy > United States > History > 20th century
- Politics and government
- Music > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century
- Music > Political aspects > United States
- 1900-1999
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989
- Political participation
- History
- Washington (D.C.) > Songs and music
- Songs
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-296) and indexes.
- Contents
- Introduction / Alicia Kopfstein-Penk and Andrew H. Weaver -- Part I. Bernstein, politics, and the White House. Bernstein and Washington, DC : Iintroductory reflections / Carol J. Oja -- Bernstein and the White House / Alicia Kopfstein-Penk -- Bernstein and McCarthyism / Barry Seldes -- The New York Philharmonic European Tour of 1959 and Bernstein as Eisenhower's American cultural ambassador / Sarah Elaine Neill -- Part II. Bernstein's Works in the Nation's Capital. West Side stories : Washington, DC / Elizabeth A. Wells -- Bernstein's politics of style : listening for "radical chic" in Mass / Katherine Baber -- "Screaming gets you nowhere" : Bernstein's Mass and the politics of peace / Robert C. Lagueux -- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue : Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner's musical history of the White House / Elissa Harbert -- Songfest : Bernstein's monument to American diversity / Paul R. Laird -- Political expression and American identity in Bernstein's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Songfest, and Slava! A political overture / Lars Helgert -- A quiet place in a not-so-quiet nation : gender, sexuality, and family in Bernstein's "American Opera" / Mari Yoshihara.
- Call Number
- JNE 20-125
- ISBN
- 9781580469739
- 1580469736
- 9781787446625 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2019046943
- 9781580469739
- OCLC
- 1120091869
- Title
- Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC : works, politics, performances / edited by Daniel Abraham, Alicia Kopfstein-Penk, and Andrew H. Weaver.
- Publisher
- Rochester : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989Eastman studies in music.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-296) and indexes.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Abraham, Daniel, 1968- editor.Kopfstein-Penk, Alicia, editor.Weaver, Andrew H., editor.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9781580469739
- Research Call Number
- JNE 20-125