The Chichester Psalms of Leonard Bernstein
By: by Paul R. Laird ; edited by Michael J. Budds.
Contributors: Budds, Michael J., 1947-
Series: CMS sourcebooks in American music -- no. 4
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hillsdale, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781576471524
Subjects: Bernstein, Leonard, -- 1918-1990
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
Table of contents: title: A hint of West Side Story. The genesis of Chichester Psalms ; Bernstein on sabbatical, 1964-1965 ; The correspondence with Dean Walter Hussey ; Sketches and other extant musical materials; title: His own two tonal feet. The nature of Chichester Psalms ; The compositional landscape of the mid-1960s ; Consonance, dissonance, and Chichester Psalms ; The generating cell : an effective afterthought ; The text : a challenging decision ; The scoring : a somewhat unusual ensemble ; The style : eclecticism and vernacular influences ; The score : Bernstein's expressions marks; title: Movement I : The sacred dance. Musical description ; Sketches ; Hebrew text accent; title: Movement II : The good shepherd. Musical description ; Sketches ; Hebrew text accents; title: Movement III : Dwelling together in unity. Musical description ; Sketches ; Hebrew text accents; title: Reception in concerts and on recordings : Reviews of live performances; title: Psalm-enchanted evening : A final perspective.