The Anniversaries are a series of 29 brief piano pieces that Leonard Bernstein started writing in the 1940s and completed in 1988, two years before his death.
Composition History
The Elegies and Waltz for Mippy were commissioned by the Juilliard Musical Foundation for wind soloists of the New York Philharmonic, and are dedicated to Leonard Bernstein's brother Burtie, Mippy's owner.
Composition History
Leonard Bernstein's Sonata for Clarinet and Piano was his first work to find a publisher, giving him a sense of self-affirmation as a 'serious' composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bernstein used codes, ciphers, and references to himself, his private circle, and other composers' works across genres from Baroque to jazz throughout his compositions.
Composition History
The Meditations from 'Mass' are based on Leonard Bernstein's music and dance theater piece 'Mass', which was commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy for the inauguration of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Composition History
The Sabras cycle, originally planned as six pieces but completed as four, emerged in the early 1950s during Leonard Bernstein's first visits to Israel.
Composer Biography
Leonard Bernstein's parents named him Louis, but called him Leonard; his mentor Serge Koussevitzky called him 'Lenyusha'.
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