Leonard Bernstein and the Language of Jazz /

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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 compositiona...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Baber, Katherine A., 1981- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2019]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Bernstein, Leonard, > 1918-1990.
Bernstein, Leonard, > 1918-1990 > Criticism and interpretation.
Music.
Jazz.
MUSIC > General.
MUSIC > Reference.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
Jazz > History and criticism.
Music > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (290 pages).
ISBN:9780252051210

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