Leonard Bernstein
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Classical 101 cover Orchestral Music cover American Composers cover Barber's Adagio and other Romantic Favorites for Strings cover Mozart: Requiem cover The Works - Barber: Adagio for Strings cover Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Chicago Symphony Orchestra cover Bernstein: West Side Story cover Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" cover Ode to Freedom - Bernstein in Berlin: Beethoven's Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125 "Choral" cover Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3, Andre Watts cover An Evening With Il Divo - Live In Barcelona, Il Divo cover Schumann: The Symphonies cover Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid, Fanfare for the Common Man (Billy The Kid) cover The Essential Maynard Ferguson, Maynard Ferguson cover Leonard Bernstein - Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies cover Bernstein Century - Children's Classics: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, Britten: Young Person's Guide cover Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Copland: Appalachian Spring & Barber: Adagio for Strings cover Fiesta, Gustavo Dudamel cover Bizet: Carmen cover Mahler: Symphony No. 5 cover Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Marche Slave, Romeo and Juliet, Capriccio Italien, Hamlet (Expanded Edition) cover The Works - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue cover
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2010-12-20 21:13:45 by MusicKid Q: I have always wondered: Is there a reason why a lot of conductors of professional orchestras and ensembles are pianists? I recently saw an INCREDIBLE orchestra and the conductor is an award-winning pianist. Leonard Bernstein, while a great composer, was a pianist and conducted the New York Philharmonic. I am a pianist. I am still in high school and have conducted my band and orchestra before. People always tell me I did better than the other people who tried. I've never taken a conducting class or practiced. It comes naturally. Does this have to do with me being a pianist? Thanks! (1 year, 6 months, 1 week, 5 days, and 16 hours ago.)

A: Conductors study music formally. Virtually every degree program at a four year university requires you to learn to play piano even if it is not your primary instrument. This is because the piano keyboard is a graphical representation of the grand staff - you can literally "see" notes and chord voicings on a piano keyboard. Its also because piano is widely available, more so than successors like electronic keyboards. Although the harpsichord predates the piano, the piano was adopted as the standard because of its greater dynamic range. (1 year, 6 months, 1 week, 5 days, and 13 hours ago.)

2007-11-11 15:47:03 by fluorescent adolescent Q: All songs are from the '80s. Good luck! 1. "Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream." 2. "The deception with tact, just what are you trying to say?" 3. "Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit." 4. "Take my hand and we'll make it, I swear." 5. "Just leave it all up to me, I'm gonna show you what it's all about." 6. "Now you're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever. " 7. "You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I met you." 8. "Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Breshnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs." 9. "Who saw your name and number on the wall." 10. "'Ive got my back against the record machine, I ain't the worst that you've seen." (4 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, and 22 hours ago.)

A: 1. Karma Chameleon -Culture Club 2. One Thing Leads To Another -The Fixx 3. Don't Stop Believing - Journey 4. Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi 5. Kiss - Prince 6. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners 7. Don't You Want Me Baby - Human League 8. End Of The World - R.E.M. 9. 867-5309 Jenny - Tommy Tutone 10. Jump - Van Halen (4 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, and 13 hours ago.)

2007-08-13 17:56:07 by Schnicky Q: A) George M. Cohan B) Leonard Bernstein C) Jerome Kern D) Cole Porter (5 years, 2 months, 5 days, and 21 hours ago.)

A: The music to West Side Story was written by Leonard Bernstein in 1961. (5 years, 2 months, 5 days, and 14 hours ago.)

2011-11-07 20:57:51 Q: I listen to gentle classical music on my mp3 player while reading, and trying to comprehend, complex books on the craft of painting. My favorite classical tune is "Greensleeves." It is my understanding that the folk tune "Greensleeves" is considered "pastoral." My favorite version of "Greensleeves" is on my favorite album, "Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Greensleeves," conducted by Neville Marriner; it is also my understanding that all music on this album is "pastoral." Two other albums that are in my small collection and suit my book-reading are "Barber's Adagio" conducted by Leonard Bernstein and "Rosemary & Thyme" composed and conducted by Christopher Gunning. I did an initial, albeit limited, "Yahoo Answers!" search which led me to "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante" and "Elgar: Symphony No. 2 - 1st Mov." I watched the performances on YouTube; they both work for me. (What doesn't work for me is "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi.) I have a greater preference for full orchestral performances as opposed to only string instruments. Having said all that, perhaps you could recommend 3 to 5 albums that would fit my "pastoral orchestral classic music" tastes. Thank you for taking the time to respond to this post. (6 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, and 16 hours ago.)

A: Have you listened to any of Vaughan Williams nine Symphonies. There is the obvious 3rd subtitled "A Pastoral Symphony" but leaving that aside for now I would suggest starting with No. 2 "A London Symphony" and Symphony No. 5 which are both absolutely sublime. If you can get the original version of the 2nd conducted by Richard Hickox and the L.S.O on the Chandos label from a few years back you will be blown away I'm sure. That recording is one of the most magical I've ever heard. (6 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, and 13 hours ago.)

2010-07-03 20:02:32 Q: I think it was a Beethoven piece but my guess is as good as the next person's. Here's the link...I'm talking about the first music on the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIKdv0mjg6k&feature=related (2 years, 2 weeks, and 18 hours ago.)

A: This is the second movement of Beethoven's symphony no 7, transcribed for piano and cello (2 years, 2 weeks, and 14 hours ago.)

2009-12-07 21:17:38 by Shadow Q: What makes Leonard Berstein's piece, "Candide", truly American? (Yes, this is a question for a music class I am in; we are currently studying the origins of classical music in America) (2 years, 7 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, and 16 hours ago.)

A: You can use this quote, it is from either Virgil Thompson or Aaron Copland. "It is simple to be an American composer; be an American and compose any way you like." best regards. (2 years, 7 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, and 13 hours ago.)

2009-05-01 06:47:56 by puckrock2000 Q: The obvious example of this would be George Gershwin, but I was trying to think of some other examples, such as: Leonard Bernstein - if you include "Broadway musicals" in the "Pop" category Frank Zappa - composed several avant-garde orchestral works, like those on the "Perfect Stranger" and "LSO, Vol. 1 & 2" Joe Jackson - educated at the Royal Academy of Music, and released 2 albums of instrumental compositions ("Will Power" and "Symphony #1"), thought to call those works "classical" is a stretch. Anyone else you can come up with? (3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, and 8 hours ago.)

A: I know the stabby glares of music snobbery will pierce my sacrilegious soul for saying this, but Aaron Copland is pretty cool, and Prokofiev might work for your question, puckrock2000, with his Lieutenant Kije music. Hey, you get a star for your question. And you get big points for recognizing that music, like other forms of life, can evolve. (3 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, and 14 hours ago.)

2006-04-13 08:15:58 by Preston Q: (6 years, 7 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, and 6 hours ago.)

A: Yes, the soundtrack for West Side Story and also Candide. (6 years, 7 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, and 14 hours ago.)

2009-11-22 11:48:18 by princepe Q: it needs to be free. it needs to be created by Leonard Bernstein. (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, and 2 hours ago.)

A: Bernstein was a fine writer DON"T STEAL his music it IS still under copyright (2 years, 8 months, 1 week, 6 days, and 13 hours ago.)

2009-03-15 13:11:15 by miz maya Q: What are 5 composers that wrote similar music ( classical or show Broadway music) to Leonard Bernstein and at the same time as him (3 years, 5 months, 2 weeks ago.)

A: Is this a question for a test or homework assignment? It has that ring to it. If so, you'll have to do your own work. I will give you a clue about one....he died in Feb. in his 80s. Though I must tell you, there are few like Bernstein, but many were influenced by him (3 years, 5 months, 1 week, 6 days, and 13 hours ago.)