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Leonard Bestein in Context (Composers in Context)
by: Elizabeth A. Wells (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2024/3/28
Language: English
Print Length: 380 pages
ISBN-10: 1108835708
ISBN-13: 9781108835701
Book Description
Designed for students, aficionados of classical music, and historians, this volume offers a wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary and comprehensive view of one of the most important musicians of the twentieth century at his 100th anniversary. Scholars from diverse backgrounds and fields have contributed rich insights into Bestein’s life and work in an approachable style, shedding light on Bestein’s social, professional and ideological contexts including his contemporaries and rivals on Broadway, his artistic collaborations, his celebrity status as a conductor on the inteational concert circuit, and his involvement in music education via broadcasting. From his early education, through his conducting and composing careers, to his fame as musical and cultural ambassador to the world, this book views Bestein the man and the artist and provides a fascinating overview of American classical music culture during Bestein’s long career in the public spotlight.
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Designed for students, aficionados of classical music, and historians, this volume offers a wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary and comprehensive view of one of the most important musicians of the twentieth century at his 100th anniversary. Scholars from diverse backgrounds and fields have contributed rich insights into Bestein’s life and work in an approachable style, shedding light on Bestein’s social, professional and ideological contexts including his contemporaries and rivals on Broadway, his artistic collaborations, his celebrity status as a conductor on the inteational concert circuit, and his involvement in music education via broadcasting. From his early education, through his conducting and composing careers, to his fame as musical and cultural ambassador to the world, this book views Bestein the man and the artist and provides a fascinating overview of American classical music culture during Bestein’s long career in the public spotlight.
