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Leonard Bernstein's Norton Lectures on the future course of music drew cheers from his Harvard audiences and television viewers. In the re-creation of his talks, the author considers music ranging from Hindu ragas through Mozart and Ravel to Copland, Shoenberg, and Stravinsky.

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Bernstein on the page turns out to be as vital and evocative as Bernstein in the lecture hall. * The New York Times Book Review *
Explores the nature of the musical experience with incisive brilliance. It is a book that should be read and treasured by anyone—professional, amateur and layman—with an interest in music. * Newsday *
At all levels this is an outstanding contribution to thinking and talking about music. * Composer *
The Bernstein lectures were…performances of great wit, charm, and virtuosity… They should be read, considered, argued with and profited from. * The Music Review *

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Musical Phonology Musical Syntax Musical Semantics The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity The Twentieth Century Crisis The Poetry of Earth

The Unanswered Question

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      Publisher Harvard University Press
      Published 15 April 1981
      ISBN-13 9780674920019
      978-0674920019
      ISBN-10 0674920015
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Leonard Bernstein's Norton Lectures on the future course of music drew cheers from his Harvard audiences and television viewers. In the re-creation of his talks, the author considers music ranging from Hindu ragas through Mozart and Ravel to Copland, Shoenberg, and Stravinsky.

      Trade Review
      Bernstein on the page turns out to be as vital and evocative as Bernstein in the lecture hall. * The New York Times Book Review *
      Explores the nature of the musical experience with incisive brilliance. It is a book that should be read and treasured by anyone—professional, amateur and layman—with an interest in music. * Newsday *
      At all levels this is an outstanding contribution to thinking and talking about music. * Composer *
      The Bernstein lectures were…performances of great wit, charm, and virtuosity… They should be read, considered, argued with and profited from. * The Music Review *

      Table of Contents
      Musical Phonology Musical Syntax Musical Semantics The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity The Twentieth Century Crisis The Poetry of Earth

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