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The joy of music /

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Illustrated talks on music appreciation, based on the author's "Omnibus" television shows. Includes expanded scripts of seven of the shows.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959.
Subjects:
Music > History and criticism.
Music appreciation.
Music
Musique > Histoire et critique.
Music.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the happy medium
  • Imaginary conversations. Bull session in the Rockies ; Whatever happened to that great American symphony? ; Why don't you run upstairs and write a nice Gershwin tune?
  • Interlude : Upper Dubbing, Calif.
  • Photograph section
  • Seven Omnibus television scripts. Beethoven's Fifth symphony ; The world of jazz ; The art of conducting ; American musical comedy ; Introduction to modern music ; The music of Johann Sebastian Bach ; What makes opera grand?