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Leonard Bernstein's On the waterfront : a film score guide / Anthony Bushard.

Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.B566 B93 2013
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bushard, Anthony, 1974- author.
Series:
Scarecrow film score guides ; no. 14.
Scarecrow film score guides ; no. 14
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. On the waterfront.
Bernstein, Leonard.
On the waterfront (Motion picture).
Physical Description:
xviii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press, 2013.
Summary:
Released in 1954, On the Waterfront is considered one of the greatest films of all time, winning eight Academy Awards-including Best Picture-and placing in the top 20 on the American Film Institute's 100 Films survey. The film's Oscar-nominated score represents a rare venture into film music composition by Leonard Bernstein, one of the towering figure of classical music in the twentieth century.
In Leonard Bernstein's On the Waterfront: A Film Score Guide, Anthony, Bushard examines this landmark work, a score that continues to influence composers of film and classic music alike. The book begins with a biographical survey of Bernstein's work, followed by an exploration of Bernstein's compositional survey of Bernstein's work, followed by an exploration of Bernstein's compositional method, a look at the context of the film, and an analysis of the score itself.
Though other volumes have focused on Bernstein's overall career, Bushard's book is the first to look specifically at the score of this film. A welcome examination of one of Bernstein's most accomplished works. Leonard Bernstein's On the Waterfront: A Film Score Guide highlights the invaluable contribution of this great composer and will be appreciated by fans of classical music and film scores. Book jacket.
Contents:
Leonard Bernstein's musical and dramatic background to 1954
Leonard Bernstein's compositional method in On the waterfront
The film and its context I
The film and its context II
Analysis of the score.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780810881372
0810881373
9780810883994
0810883996
OCLC:
810586358

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