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    Ga rd e M us ic

    Avan t
    and
    N at io na li sm
    Mo de rn
    GEORGE
    GERSHWIN
    (1898-1937)
    GEORGE GERSHWIN
    (1898-1937)
    He was born in New
    York to Russian Jewish
    immigrants. His older
    brother Ira was his
    artistic collaborator
    who wrote the lyrics of
    his songs. His first song
    was written in 1916 and
    his first Broadway
    musical, La La Lucille, in
    1919.
    GEORGE GERSHWIN
    (1898-1937)
    From that time on,
    Gershwin’s name
    became a fixture on
    Broadway. He also
    composed Rhapsody
    in Blue (1924) and an
    American in Paris
    (1928), which
    classical forms.
    GEORGE GERSHWIN
    (1898-1937)
    His opera Porgy
    and Bess (1934)
    remains to this day
    the only American
    opera to be
    included in the
    established
    repertory of this
    genre.
    GEORGE GERSHWIN
    (1898-1937)

    He was influenced by
    Ravel, Stravinsky,
    Berg, and
    Schoenberg, as well
    as the group of
    contemporary french
    composers known as
    “Les Six” that would
    shape the character
    of his major work.
    LEONARD
    BERNSTEIN
    (1918-1990)
    LEONARD BERNSTEIN
    (1918-1990)
    Born in Massachussets, USA, Leonard Bernstein
    endeared himself to his many followes as a
    charismatic conductor, pianist, composer and
    lecturer. His big break came when he was
    asked to substitute for the ailing Bruno Walter in
    conducting the New York Philharmonic
    Orchestra in a concert on November 14, 1943.
    The overnight success of this event started his
    reputation as a great interpreter of the classics
    as well as of the more complex works of Gustav
    Mahler
    LEONARD BERNSTEIN
    (1918-1990)
    Best known composition of Bernstein:
    West Side Story (1957), an American adaption
    of Romeo and Juliet, which displays a tuneful,
    off-beat, and highly atonal approach to the
    songs.
    Other outputs include another Broadway hit
    Candide (1956) and the much-celebrated
    Mass (1971), which he wrote for the opening of
    the Jhon F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
    Arts in Washington, D.C.
    PHILIP
    GLASS
    (born 1937)
    PHILIP GLASS One of the most commercially
    (born 1937)
    successful minimalist composers is
    Philip Glass who is also an avant-
    garde composer. He explored the
    territories of ballet, opera, theater,
    film and even television jingles

    Born in New York, USA of Jewish parentage, Glass became


    an accomplished violinist and flutist at the age of 15. In
    Pariss, he became inspired by the music of the renowned
    Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar. He assisted Shankar in the
    soundtrack recording for Conrad Rooks’ film Chappaqua.
    PHILIP GLASS
    (born 1937)

    He formed the Philip Glass Ensemble and produced


    works such as Music in Similar Motion (1969) and Music in
    Changing Parts (1970), which combined rock-type
    grooves with perpetual patterns played at extreme
    volumes
    PHILIP GLASS
    (born 1937)
    He combined his signature
    repetitive and overlapping
    style with thearical grandeur
    on stage. His musical
    compositions total around
    170. Today, Glass lives
    alternately in Nova Scotia,
    Canada and New York, USA.
    Modern Nationalism
    A looser form of 20th century music development focused on
    nationalist composers and musical innovators who sought to
    combine modern techniques with folk materials. However, this
    common ground stopped there, for the different breeds of
    nationalists formed their own styles of writing.
    Modern Nationalism refers to the use of musical ideas or motifs
    that are identified with a specific country, region, or ethnicity,
    such as folk tunes and melodies, rhythms, and harmonies inspired
    by them.
    Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov
    Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov
    Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov
    He was a Russian Composer, a
    member of the group of composers
    known as The Five. He was as
    master of orchestration. His best
    known orchestral composition are
    Capriccio Espagnol, the Russian
    Easter Festival Overture, and the
    symphonic suite Scheherazade are
    staples of the classical music
    repertoire, along with suites and
    excerpts from some of his 15
    operas.
    Thank
    you

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