Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, and pianist who became one of the most celebrated musicians of the twentieth century.
He led the New York Philharmonic for over a decade and composed works spanning classical and popular music, including the score for *West Side Story*.
His televised Young People's Concerts brought classical music to mass audiences.
The surname is pronounced either BURN-stine or BURN-steen.
Broadway musical, rival gangs
- CandideNaively optimistic person
- MassCatholic worship service
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
harmony · melody · tonality · dissonance · eclecticism
Prestigious Cambridge university
- TanglewoodClassical music festival site
- masterclassExpert-led intensive lesson
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- televised lecturesEducational talks on air
mentorship · articulate · accessible · music appreciation · demonstration · analysis · unanswered question
Slender rod for leading
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- New York PhilharmonicManhattan's premier symphony orchestra
- Vienna PhilharmonicFamed Austrian symphonic group
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
interpretation · gesture · downbeat · cue · tempo · dynamics · crescendo · rubato
Staged entertainment combining song
- Tony AwardBroadway excellence recognition
- opening nightFirst staged performance
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
Sondheim · choreography · libretto · revival · pit orchestra · Maria · America · Cool
Leonard, informally
- activistVigorous cause champion
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- Jewish identityBeing part of the tribe
Kennedy Center · Grammy · Emmy · cigarette · cape · American icon · polymath · flamboyant
West Side Story
Broadway musical, rival gangs
- CandideNaively optimistic person
- MassCatholic worship service
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
score · harmony · melody · tonality · dissonance · eclecticism
Harvard
Prestigious Cambridge university
- TanglewoodClassical music festival site
- masterclassExpert-led intensive lesson
- pedagogyArt of instruction
televised lectures · mentorship · articulate · accessible · music appreciation · demonstration · analysis · unanswered question
baton
Slender rod for leading
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- New York PhilharmonicManhattan's premier symphony orchestra
- Vienna PhilharmonicFamed Austrian symphonic group
rehearsal · interpretation · gesture · downbeat · cue · tempo · dynamics · crescendo · rubato · fermata
musical theater
Staged entertainment combining song
- Tony AwardBroadway excellence recognition
- opening nightFirst staged performance
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
Sondheim · showstopper · choreography · libretto · revival · pit orchestra · Maria · America · Cool
Lenny
Leonard, informally
- activistVigorous cause champion
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
Jewish identity · Kennedy Center · Grammy · Emmy · cigarette · cape · American icon · polymath · flamboyant · passionate
- conductorscopper wire, gold wire, silver wire, aluminum, platinum
- conductingbaton, maestro, downbeat, upbeat, podium
- Ivy League AlumniBarack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush
- Jewish AmericansAlbert Einstein, Steven Spielberg, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jerry Seinfeld, Barbra Streisand
- Jewish MusiciansGeorge Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Barbra Streisand, Benny Goodman, Stephen Sondheim
- LGBTQ IconsRuPaul, Ellen DeGeneres, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, Sylvester