| Description |
xxix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Eastman studies In music
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Eastman studies in music.
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| Note |
A look at the genesis, music and performance of works such as Fancy Free, Bye Bye Jackie, and Facsimile. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Setting the scene : American ballet and Jerome Robbins -- Toward a first ballet : Fancy Free takes shape -- Creating Fancy Free : a long-distance collaboration -- Music of Fancy Free : the sketches and score explored -- Fancy Free premiere and a move to Broadway -- Toward a second ballet : Bye Bye Jackie and the creation of Facsimile -- Music of Facsimile : the sketches and score explored -- Facsimile premiere and legacy of the ballets -- Epilogue: Bernstein and dance. |
| Summary |
"Leonard Bernstein and choreographer Jerome Robbins stand as giants of the musical-theatre world, but it was ballet that launched their stage careers and established their relationship. With Fancy Free (1944), their triumphant debut collaboration produced by Ballet Theatre, Bernstein, Robbins, and set designer Oliver Smith-all in their mid-twenties- captured the spirit of wartime New York, created a defining ballet of the period still widely performed today, and became overnight sensations. The hit musical On the Town (1944) and a now largely forgotten ballet, Facsimile (1946), followed over the next two years. Drawing extensively on previously unpublished archival documents, Bernstein and Robbins: The Early Ballets provides a richly detailed and original historical account of the creation, premiere, and reception of Fancy Free and Facsimile. It reveals the vital and sometimes conflicting role of Ballet Theatre, explores how Bernstein composed the scores, sheds light on the central importance of Oliver Smith, and considers the legacy of these works for all involved. The result is a new understanding of Bernstein, Robbins, and this formative period in their lives." Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Ballets -- History and criticism.
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Ballets. |
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Ballets -- Stories, plots, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Stories, plots, etc.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
9781648250057 hardcover |
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164825005X hardcover |
| Standard No. |
9781648250057 |
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