August 25 - Leonard Bernstein (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for August 25th are here: Leonard Bernstein (2019), (2020), and Stefan Wolpe; Undine Smith Moore (2021)

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Leonard Bernstein (25 August 1918 – 14 October 1990) was a dominant force in virtually all areas of music during his busy career.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everything

Leonard Bernstein, triple threat,

   Pianist, composer, conductor, -

And also, we should not forget,

   A consummate instructor.

And then, as if that weren’t enough,

   Consider that he has,

Along with all his highbrow stuff,

   His Broadway shows and jazz.

 

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Sweat and Tears 

He conducted the great Philharmonic,

With a fervor intense and tectonic,

But some would suggest

That it might have been best

Had the business been less histrionic.

 

 

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