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Professor Cox
December 4, 2015
Leonard was a very lucky man, he was around the time of the great
wars, what had happened is he lost jobs multiple times and eventually found
himself working as an Assistant conductor for New York Philharmonic, and
thats not where it stops, at one point, Bruno Walter had gotten sick and
Bernsteins conductor, Rodzinski, offered the position to step up to Bernstein.
Leonard didnt disappoint either, after he played at that orchestra, everyone
loved him and wanted more. In 1945 he started to conduct for the New York
Orchestra and guest conducted around the United States and Europe.
Leonard mainly projected his music towards the Anti-war and the
restoration of Europe. And it was finally known through the usage of his work
with West Side Story. Leonard wrote in many different genres, he wrote film,
Musical Theatre, Classical, Ballet and even Opera! Overture was written
specifically for West Side Story, not only is it supposed to hide anything but
have a story. If you listen to Overture, youll get a short idea of what the
story pertains to and what happens in the beginning a bit.
Leonard was very famous for his music in West Side Story, so I ended
up choosing the first track in West Side Story, Overture.
West Side Story Overture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow7vNQ_avy8
Date: 1949
What to Listen for
Work Cited
"Leonard Bernstein." Leonard Bernstein. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2015.
Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2015.