Leonard bernstein

Question 1

bernstein birth and death

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1918 - 1990 (age 72)

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bernstein era

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modern

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modern era

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composers at the dawn of the 20th century were eager to establish a different musical path. They challenged the concept of tonality and left behind the established practice of writing music “in a key.”
1900 - PRESENT

Question 4

Verse-chorus structure (leonard bernstein)

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a common song structure in popular music

verses develop the character/storyline, while the “chorus” acts as a tuneful refrain

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Musical (leonard bernstein)

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a unique genre developed in the United States
a play with spoken dialogue but featuring musical numbers: songs, dances, choruses; staging is often spectacular (sets, costumes, lighting)

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Jazz (leonard bernstein)

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a musical style that developed in the early 20th century in the United States
combined elements of African, popular and European music
based on improvisation

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hemiola (leonard bernstein)

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a temporary shift of the metric accents (also known as metric shift)
notes grouped in threes are momentarily grouped in twos or vice versa
rhythms such as 1-2-1-2-1-2-3 are featured
an example of a piece is America by Leonard Bernstein