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Book Review: Leonard Bernstein and Washington, D.C.: Works, Politics, Performances

Book Review: Leonard Bernstein and Washington, D.C.: Works, Politics, Performances sIn recent years, we have witnessed a plethora of scholarship devoted to Leonard Bernstein, largely because of his recent centennial. Most of these books focus on his personal and/or professional life, and they are geared either for the academic or the general reader. However, a recent hardback takes a new approach by investigating Bernstein's political associations and manages to target both demographics successfully. Leonard Bernstein and Washington, D.C.: Works, Politics, and Performances, edited by Daniel Abraham, Alicia Kopfstein-Penk, and Andrew H. Weaver, examines his interactions with the capital city and its leaders, as well as the premieres or significant performances of his works that took place there. The only book devoted solely to Bernstein's politics is Barry Seldes, The Political Life of an American Musician (University of California Press, 2009), making Leonard Bernstein and Washington, D.C. a welcome addition to the Bernstein canon.sThe book is organized into two sections. Part I describes Bernstein's associations with Washington insiders and needs no previous knowledge of Bernstein or his music. Part II investigates his individual pieces, but still requires little musical background. Each chapter is penned by a different author, many of whom are Bernstein scholars. By academic standards, the chapters are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Society for American Music Cambridge University Press

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Cambridge University Press
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for American Music
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1752-1971
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1752-1963
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10.1017/S1752196322000104
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sIn recent years, we have witnessed a plethora of scholarship devoted to Leonard Bernstein, largely because of his recent centennial. Most of these books focus on his personal and/or professional life, and they are geared either for the academic or the general reader. However, a recent hardback takes a new approach by investigating Bernstein's political associations and manages to target both demographics successfully. Leonard Bernstein and Washington, D.C.: Works, Politics, and Performances, edited by Daniel Abraham, Alicia Kopfstein-Penk, and Andrew H. Weaver, examines his interactions with the capital city and its leaders, as well as the premieres or significant performances of his works that took place there. The only book devoted solely to Bernstein's politics is Barry Seldes, The Political Life of an American Musician (University of California Press, 2009), making Leonard Bernstein and Washington, D.C. a welcome addition to the Bernstein canon.sThe book is organized into two sections. Part I describes Bernstein's associations with Washington insiders and needs no previous knowledge of Bernstein or his music. Part II investigates his individual pieces, but still requires little musical background. Each chapter is penned by a different author, many of whom are Bernstein scholars. By academic standards, the chapters are

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Journal of the Society for American Music – Cambridge University Press

Published: May 1, 2022

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