ISBN:
9780252051210
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
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Illustrations (black and white).
Series Statement:
Music in American life
Series Statement:
Illinois scholarship online
Keywords:
Bernstein, Leonard Criticism and interpretation
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Bernstein, Leonard
;
Jazz
;
Musikalischer Stil
;
Music History and criticism 20th century
;
Jazz History and criticism
Abstract:
For Leonard Bernstein, music was a language capable of communicating more directly than in words, and jazz was a crucial part of his musical vocabulary. As an idiom made up of a range of styles - whether stride, boogie-woogie, swing, bebop, or cool - jazz was central to Bernstein's compositional aesthetic, particularly in his approach to tonality and to defining American music. The blues, as a special part of this jazz idiom, also helped Bernstein articulate a personal identity, expressing everything from sensuality to humor to loss and isolation. This text will examine the shifting meanings of Bernstein's jazz language in theatrical and symphonic works from across his career.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2019
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Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.5622/illinois/9780252042379.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252042379.001.0001
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