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Tonight from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) Easy Piano Solo arr. sheet music

Tonight from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) Easy Piano Solo arr. sheet music

 

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The essential melodies of the composer Leonard Bernstein

 

Despite his family's reluctance to dedicate his life to music, Leonard Bernstein , born a century ago today - on August 25, 1918, in Lawrence, USA - became one of the most famous conductors of all time.

 

A vocation that he never abandoned since he joined the New York Philharmonic Orchestra , which he conducted for more than a decade, until his death in 1990.

 

The composer and pianist became famous as the first American conductor to achieve worldwide recognition. In addition to directing important orchestras in various cities, such as Berlin, Vienna or Tel Aviv, Bernstein tried to popularize classical music through televised concerts that were broadcast on CBS from 1958 and 1972 - Concerts for young people.

 

Among other pieces, the musician composed three symphonies, the operetta Candide , two operas and five musicals - West side story and On the Town -. Of the latter, the well-known theme New York, New York stands out . Well regarded and loved by musicians, he conducted Maria Callas in Cherubini's Medea and Bellini's La sonnambula , as well as a Tristan and Isolde in Munich. Operas that are only a small piece in his extensive curriculum.

 

The composer, who grew up in a Jewish family in the Rivne Oblast (Ukraine),

 

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Uploaded on February 20, 2023