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Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC : works, politics, performances
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"Bold new essays demonstrate how Leonard Bernstein influenced American culture, society, and politics through his conducting, composing, political relationships, and activism"--
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- Creator
- edited by Daniel Abraham, Alicia Kopfstein-Penk, and Andrew H. Weaver
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Rochester : University of Rochester Press, 2020
- ©2020
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- Physical Details
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- xiv, 314 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781787446625, 9781580469739, 9781787449572, 1787449572, 1580469736, 178744662X
- OCLC
- on1143617841, on1120091869
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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
Subjects
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 -- Political activity.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
- Music and diplomacy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Music -- Political aspects -- United States.
- Music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Music -- United States -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
- Washington (D.C.) -- Songs and music.
- Washington (D.C.) -- Songs and music.
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