Leonard Lehrman

Marc Blitzstein (eBook, PDF)

A Bio-Bibliography

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Marc Blitzstein was one of the 20th century's most important American composers, lyricists, and critics, often credited with having virtually invented opera in the American vernacular. Called the father of American opera in the vernacular by luminaries Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, Blitzstein was a masterful pianist, coach, and accompanist, though, ironically, he made more money on the lyrics to one song-Mack the Knife-than on everything else he ever did. Blitzstein's brilliant career was cut short in 1964 when he died at the age of 58. This book catalogs Blitzstein's own writings and writings about him, followed by detailed listings (chronological, alphabetical, and genre), analysis, a comprehensive performance history, and summaries of all known critiques of his 128 original musical works and 18 texts set to the music of others. Shown in detail are the ways in which Blitzstein took music from his earlier works and developed it in later works, a process that Lehrman utilized in completing (with Bernstein's and the Estate's approval) 20 Blitzstein works for performance, including The Cradle Will Rock, I've Got the Tune, No for an Answer, Idiots First, and Sacco and Vanzetti, which Blitzstein believed would be his magnum opus. The book provides a unique and full perspective on the works of one of America's greatest composers-one who deserves to be better known.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313083136
• Artikelnr.: 72335052

Autorenporträt

Leonard J. Lehrman is a composer and a reference librarian at Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library in New York. He is a former Assistant Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera

under of the Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus, the Long Island Composers Archive at Long Island University, and the Jewish Music Theater of Berlin. He is the editor of The Marc Blitzstein Songbook.

Inhaltsangabe

Biography & Scope Note Abbreviations Used Genealogy Dedications, Teachers
Important Performances of Others' Music Eva Goldbeck Chronological List of
Musical Works (W1-W128) Works with Orchestra Chamber Music Works Piano Solo
Works Film Scores Incidental Music Scores Ballets Music & Sketches for
Revues Operas & Musicals Choral Works Vocal Quartets Vocal Trios Vocal
Duets Vocal Solos Chronological List of Texts to Music by Others (T1-T18)
Alphabetical List of Works, Including Alternate Titles List of Articles for
Publication Written by Blitzstein (A1-A96) General Articles & Documents on
Blitzstein During His Lifetime (G1-G65) Death Notices & Memorial Tributes
to Blitzstein (M1-M44) General Articles & Documents on Blitzstein After His
Death (P1-P63)