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List of compositions by Leonard Bernstein

January 05, 2023

This is a list of compositions by the American composer Leonard Bernstein.

Leonard Bernstein, ca. 1950s.

Ballet

  • Fancy Free (later provided material for "On the Town" and "West Side Story") (1944)
  • Facsimile, Choreographic Essay for Orchestra (1946)
  • Dybbuk (1974)

Opera

Musicals

Incidental music and other theatre

Film scores

Orchestral

Choral

  • Hashkivenu, for Cantor (tenor), Mixed Chorus and Organ (1945)
  • Simchu Na, arrangement of a traditional Hebrew song for Mixed Chorus and Piano or Orchestra (1947)
  • Reena, arrangement of a traditional Hebrew song for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1947)
  • Yigdal, Hebrew liturgical melody for Mixed Chorus and piano (1950)
  • Harvard Choruses, for Mixed Chorus (1957)
  • Chichester Psalms, for Boy Soprano (or Countertenor), Mixed Chorus, and Orchestra (Reduced version for Organ, Harp and Percussion) (1965)
  • Warm-Up, round for Mixed Chorus (1970)
  • A Little Norton Lecture, (after E. E. Cummings) for Men's Chorus (1973)
  • White House Cantata, for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Bass, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1976). See 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (musical).
  • Olympic Hymn, for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1981)
  • Missa Brevis, for Mixed Chorus and Countertenor Solo, with Percussion (1988)

Chamber music

  • Piano Trio (1937)
  • Violin Sonata (1940)
  • Four Studies for two Clarinets, two Bassoons and Piano (c. 1940)
  • Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1942)
  • Fanfare for Bima, for Brass Quartet (composed as a birthday tribute to Koussevitzky using the tune he whistled to call his cocker spaniel)[1] (1948)
  • Elegy for Mippy I, for Horn and Piano (1948)
  • Elegy for Mippy II, for Trombone Solo (1948)
  • Waltz for Mippy III, for Tuba and Piano (1948)
  • Rondo for Lifey, for Trumpet and Piano (1948)
  • Shivaree: A Fanfare, for Double Brass Ensemble and Percussion (commissioned by and dedicated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in honor of its Centenary; musical material later used in "Mass.") (1969)
  • Dance Suite, for Brass Quintet (1989)
  • Variations on an Octatonic Scale, for Recorder and Violoncello (1989)

Vocal music

  • Psalm 148, for voice and piano (1935)
  • I Hate Music: A cycle of Five Kid Songs for Soprano and Piano (1943)
  • Big Stuff, sung by Billie Holiday (1944)
  • Afterthought, study for the ballet "Facsimile" for Soprano and Piano or Orchestra (1945)
  • La Bonne Cuisine: Four Recipes for Voice and Piano (1947)
  • Two Love Songs on Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke for Voice and Piano (1949)
  • Silhouette (Galilee), for Voice and Piano (1951)
  • On the Waterfront, for Voice and Piano (1954)
  • Get Hep!, Marching Song written for the Tercentary of Michigan State College for Voice and Piano (1955)
  • So Pretty, for Voice and Piano (1968)
  • Haiku Souvenirs, five songs for voice and piano
  • Vayomer Elohim, for Voice and Piano (1974)
  • My New Friend, for Voice and Piano (1979)
  • Piccola Serenata, for Voice and Piano (1979)
  • Opening Prayer, for Baritone and Orchestra (written for the reopening of Carnegie Hall) (1986)
  • Arias and Barcarolles, for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Piano four-hands (1988)
  • My Twelve Tone Melody, for Voice and Piano (written for Irving Berlin's 100th birthday) (1988)

Piano music

Other music

  • Babel: a holocaust opera
  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Songs after Bertold Brecht
  • The Skin of Our Teeth (1964): an aborted work from which Bernstein took material to use in his "Chichester Psalms"
  • Alarums and Flourishes (1980): an aborted work from which Bernstein took material to use in "A Quiet Place"
  • Tucker: an aborted concept for a musical version of the 1988 film "Tucker: The Man and His Dream"

References

  1. ^ Copland, Aaron and Perlis, Vivian (1984). Copland Since 1943, p119.

Sources

Bernstein, Leonard (1982). Findings. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-42919-1.

January 05, 2023
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This is a list of compositions by the American composer Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ca 1950s Contents 1 Ballet 2 Opera 3 Musicals 4 Incidental music and other theatre 5 Film scores 6 Orchestral 7 Choral 8 Chamber music 9 Vocal music 10 Piano music 11 Other music 12 References 13 SourcesBallet EditFancy Free later provided material for On the Town and West Side Story 1944 Facsimile Choreographic Essay for Orchestra 1946 Dybbuk 1974 Opera EditTrouble in Tahiti 1951 Candide 1956 new libretto in 1973 operetta final revised version in 1989 A Quiet Place 1983 Musicals EditOn The Town 1944 Peter Pan 1950 Wonderful Town 1953 West Side Story 1957 A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green 1958 collaboration The Race to Urga 1969 incomplete By Bernstein a Revue 1975 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue 1976 The Madwoman of Central Park West contributed to 1979 Incidental music and other theatre EditThe Birds 1938 The Peace 1940 The Lark 1955 Salome for Chamber Orchestra and Solo Voices The Firstborn for Voice and Percussion 1958 MASS A Theatre Piece for Singers Players and Dancers 1971 Film scores EditOn the Town 1949 only part of his music was used On the Waterfront 1954 West Side Story 1961 Orchestral EditSymphony No 1 Jeremiah 1942 Suite from Fancy Free concert premiere 1945 Three Dance Episodes from On the Town concert premiere 1946 Symphony No 2 The Age of Anxiety after W H Auden for Piano and Orchestra 1949 revised in 1965 Prelude Fugue and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble 1949 Serenade after Plato s Symposium 1954 Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront 1955 Overture to Candide 1956 Symphonic Dances from West Side Story 1960 Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F Kennedy for the inauguration of John F Kennedy for Orchestra 1961 Fanfare II for the 25th anniversary of the High School of Music and Art for Orchestra 1961 Symphony No 3 Kaddish for Orchestra Mixed Chorus Boys Choir Speaker and Soprano Solo 1963 revised in 1977 Three Meditations from Mass for Orchestra 1972 Dybbuk Suites No 1 and 2 for Orchestra Originally Dybbuk Variations from 1974 concert premieres 1975 and 1977 Songfest A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra 1977 Three Meditations from Mass for Violoncello and Orchestra 1977 Slava A Political Overture for Orchestra 1977 CBS Music for Orchestra 1977 Divertimento for Orchestra 1980 A Musical Toast for Orchestra 1980 Halil nocturne for Solo Flute Piccolo Alto Flute Percussion Harp and Strings 1981 Opening Prayer originally Jubilee Games from 1986 revised in 1988 and 1989 Choral EditHashkivenu for Cantor tenor Mixed Chorus and Organ 1945 Simchu Na arrangement of a traditional Hebrew song for Mixed Chorus and Piano or Orchestra 1947 Reena arrangement of a traditional Hebrew song for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra 1947 Yigdal Hebrew liturgical melody for Mixed Chorus and piano 1950 Harvard Choruses for Mixed Chorus 1957 Chichester Psalms for Boy Soprano or Countertenor Mixed Chorus and Orchestra Reduced version for Organ Harp and Percussion 1965 Warm Up round for Mixed Chorus 1970 A Little Norton Lecture after E E Cummings for Men s Chorus 1973 White House Cantata for Soprano Mezzo Soprano Tenor Bass Mixed Chorus and Orchestra 1976 See 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue musical Olympic Hymn for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra 1981 Missa Brevis for Mixed Chorus and Countertenor Solo with Percussion 1988 Chamber music EditPiano Trio 1937 Violin Sonata 1940 Four Studies for two Clarinets two Bassoons and Piano c 1940 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano 1942 Fanfare for Bima for Brass Quartet composed as a birthday tribute to Koussevitzky using the tune he whistled to call his cocker spaniel 1 1948 Elegy for Mippy I for Horn and Piano 1948 Elegy for Mippy II for Trombone Solo 1948 Waltz for Mippy III for Tuba and Piano 1948 Rondo for Lifey for Trumpet and Piano 1948 Shivaree A Fanfare for Double Brass Ensemble and Percussion commissioned by and dedicated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in honor of its Centenary musical material later used in Mass 1969 Dance Suite for Brass Quintet 1989 Variations on an Octatonic Scale for Recorder and Violoncello 1989 Vocal music EditPsalm 148 for voice and piano 1935 I Hate Music A cycle of Five Kid Songs for Soprano and Piano 1943 Big Stuff sung by Billie Holiday 1944 Afterthought study for the ballet Facsimile for Soprano and Piano or Orchestra 1945 La Bonne Cuisine Four Recipes for Voice and Piano 1947 Two Love Songs on Poems by Rainer Maria Rilke for Voice and Piano 1949 Silhouette Galilee for Voice and Piano 1951 On the Waterfront for Voice and Piano 1954 Get Hep Marching Song written for the Tercentary of Michigan State College for Voice and Piano 1955 So Pretty for Voice and Piano 1968 Haiku Souvenirs five songs for voice and piano Vayomer Elohim for Voice and Piano 1974 My New Friend for Voice and Piano 1979 Piccola Serenata for Voice and Piano 1979 Opening Prayer for Baritone and Orchestra written for the reopening of Carnegie Hall 1986 Arias and Barcarolles for Mezzo Soprano Baritone and Piano four hands 1988 My Twelve Tone Melody for Voice and Piano written for Irving Berlin s 100th birthday 1988 Piano music EditMusic for Two Pianos 1937 Non troppo presto Music for the Dance No I 1938 Sonata for the Piano 1938 Music for the Dance No II 1938 Scenes from the City of Sin eight miniatures for Piano four hands 1939 Arrangement of Aaron Copland s El Salon Mexico for piano or two pianos 1941 Seven Anniversaries 1943 Four Anniversaries 1948 Four Sabras 1950 Five Anniversaries 1951 Bridal Suite 1960 Moby Diptych 1981 republished as Anniversaries nos 1 and 2 in Thirteen Anniversaries Touches 1981 Thirteen Anniversaries 1988 Other music EditBabel a holocaust opera The Caucasian Chalk Circle Songs after Bertold Brecht The Skin of Our Teeth 1964 an aborted work from which Bernstein took material to use in his Chichester Psalms Alarums and Flourishes 1980 an aborted work from which Bernstein took material to use in A Quiet Place Tucker an aborted concept for a musical version of the 1988 film Tucker The Man and His Dream References Edit Copland Aaron and Perlis Vivian 1984 Copland Since 1943 p119 Sources EditBernstein Leonard 1982 Findings New York Simon and Schuster ISBN 0 671 42919 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of compositions by Leonard Bernstein amp oldid 1104584769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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