Leonard Bernstein (sep 18, 1918 – may 12, 1990)
Description:
West Side StoryFamous American conductor, composer, and music educator
Conductor of the New York Philharmonic
One of the first American born and trained conductors to gain an international reputation
Dedicated to promoting music education: developed a series of children’s concerts and television broadcasts
As a composer, known for fusing music of different styles (e.g., popular and jazz idioms with techniques of “art music”)
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Date:
sep 18, 1918
may 12, 1990
~ 71 years