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Leonard Bernstein and Washington, DC : works, politics, and performances / edited by Daniel Abraham, Alicia Kopfstein-Penk, and Andrew H. Weaver.
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- Book
- Series:
- Eastman studies in music
- Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990--Criticism and interpretation.
- Bernstein, Leonard.
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990--Political activity.
- Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
- Music--Social aspects.
- History.
- Music--Political aspects.
- Music.
- Music and diplomacy.
- Political participation.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- 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.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction / Alicia Kopfstein-Penk and Andrew H. Weaver
- Part I. Bernstein, Politics, and the White House
- Bernstein and Washington, DC: Introductory 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
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 18, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 9781787446625
- 178744662X
- Publisher Number:
- 99984051596
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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