Leonard Bernstein

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Leonard Bernstein
19181990
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Bernstein)
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• Grandparents wanted him to be named Lewis.
• His parents called him Leonard.
• His friends called him Lenny.

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• Born in 1918 in Massachusetts.
• Music came from a Victrola and radio.
• At 10 his aunt gave him a piano.
• The teacher couldnt keep up with him!

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• His parents were from the Ukraine
• Jewish religion was very important to him and his
  family.

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• His dad didnt want Leonard to study music.
• He went to Harvard.
• He met Aaron Copland who encouraged him to be a
  conductor.
  
• Bernstein was a triple threat he conducted,
  played piano, and composed.

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• His first job was to be the conductor of the New
  York Philharmonic.
  
• He was 25 when he stepped in to conduct.
• The audience loved him!
• In one year, 1944, he had all of his major
  compositions performed.

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• He was in demand all over the world!
• He was the first American to conduct at the La
  Scala house in Milan, Italy.
  
• He also conducted the Israel Philharmonic.
• He was to be the most famous American conductor
  of a major American orchestra, New York
  Philharmonic.
  
• He used television to bring classical music to
  people all over.

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• A whole generation of people learned about
  classical music from his Young Peoples Concerts.
  
• He helped start music festivals all over the
  world.
  
• He composed a movie score On the Water Front
  and also wrote GREAT musical theatre!!!!

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quiz

• What did his grandparents want him to be named?
• What did his friends call him?
• Who gave him a piano? How old was he?
• What did his piano teacher have to do?
• Where were his parents from?
• What religion were they?
• What college did Bernstein go to?
• What composer did he meet?
• How old was he when he started conducting?
• What did he use so people could watch the Young
  People Concerts?
  
• What types of music did he compose?