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The Infinite Variety of Music (Amadeus)
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The Infinite Variety of Music (Amadeus) Paperback - 2007

by Leonard Bernstein

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  • Title The Infinite Variety of Music (Amadeus)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 653
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Amadeus, New York
  • Date 2007-12-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # O11J-00536
  • ISBN 9781574671643 / 1574671642
  • Weight 0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.28 x 0.64 in (23.37 x 15.95 x 1.63 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Music appreciation, Orchestral music - Analysis, appreciation
  • Dewey Decimal Code 780

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With style, wit, and expertise, Leonard Bernstein shares his love and appreciation for music in all its varied forms in The Infinite Variety of Music, illuminating the deep pleasure and sometimes subtle beauty it offers. He begins with an "imaginary conversation" with George Washington entitled "The Muzak Muse " in which he argues the values of actively listening to music by learning how to read notes, as opposed to simply hearing music in a concert hall. The book also features the reproduction of five television scripts from Bernstein on the influence of jazz, the timeless appeal of Mozart, musical romanticism, and the complexities of rhythmic innovation. Also included are Bernstein's analyses of symphonies by Dvork, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Brahms, a rare reproduction of a 1957 lecture on the nature of composing, and a report on the musical scene written for the New York Times after his sabbatical leave from directorship of the New York Philharmonic during the 1964-65 season.

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Citations

  • Newsweek, 12/01/2008, Page 12

About the author

Leonard Bernstein's collective creative output spans the range of musical genres to include works for orchestra, theater, ballet, film, solo voice, chamber music, and piano. Mr. Bernstein remains the youngest person ever to have served as music director of the New York Philharmonic. From 1958 to 1969 he led more concerts with the orchestra than any previous conductor. He subsequently held the lifetime title of laureate conductor.

Among the Tony, Grammy, and Emmy award winner's best-known compositions are the musicals West Side Story, On the Town, and the operetta Candide.

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