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Music from Wonderful Town has been out of print for more than 40 years, so we are very proud to present this new edition of the brilliant musical comedy currently running in an acclaimed Broadway revival! The music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green tell the story of two sisters who move from Ohio to Greenwich Village. After many hardships of adjustment, they find New York to be a "Wonderful Town." The original run of the show opened in 1953 and starred Rosalind Russell, and the Broadway revival, which opened on November 23, 2003, stars Donna Murphy. The cast recording is being released by DRG Records. Our Vocal Score includes all of the music from the musical. ... Read more

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Perfect conditions
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Wonderful Song Book!
I love the new recording of this musical, and was disappointed when it didn't come with printed lyrics to the songs. So I was very excited when I saw the new Wonderful Town songbook, which has almost all of the songs from the show, plus a synopsis. These songs are lovely reminders of the show, and would be great to sing in revues or talent shows, for I don't think Wonderful Town is a very well known show, which is a shame. I think it's one of Comden and Green's best. Songs like "Swing" and "Pass the Football" only get better when you see the lyrics in their full glory. My only wish is that they had included color stills of the show, but we can't have everything! ... Read more

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On January 18, 1958, the Columbia Broadcasting Corporation aired the first of Leonard Bernstein's 53 "Young People's Concerts" with the New York Philharmonic. So successful were these performance lessons that they ran for over a decade on television. This book brings together the best of the best of these lectures, including many never before published. ... Read more

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Don't homeschool without these :-) !
Another important resource for your home schooling!You can't miss with this excellent series.Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts were known nationwide in his day as the gold standard for musical theory and appreciation instruction.These are timeless, still appreciated decades later by a new generation of youth for Mr. Bernstein's genuine love of both children and music.These will be loved by your children for years to come and are your partner in your music curriculum, plus a great pick-me-up for your weary piano students.

Just beautiful
This is a great book,Bernstein is not only a genius,but a really wise man,he explain things with an ease few could match.This is book is a treasure.

An easy to understand perspective of all forms and categories of music
Young People's Concerts by composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein is an outstanding and much-appreciated reprint of the author's definitive description of his inspirational appreciation and joy for music. Presented in an expansive and highly descriptive context, Young People's Concerts offers an easy to understand perspective of all forms and categories of music, instilling a similar construct into the readers enjoyment of diverse musical traditions and presentations. Very strongly recommended as informed and informative read, Young People's Concerts is the perfect addition to every personal, academic, and community library music appreciation reference collection and reading list.

An easy to understand perspective of all forms and categories of music
Young People's Concerts by composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein is an outstanding and much-appreciated reprint of the author's definitive description of his inspirational appreciation and joy for music. Presented in an expansive and highly descriptive context, Young People's Concerts offers an easy to understand perspective of all forms and categories of music, instilling a similar construct into the readers enjoyment of diverse musical traditions and presentations. Very strongly recommended as informed and informative read, Young People's Concerts is the perfect addition to every personal, academic, and community library music appreciation reference collection and reading list.

The next best thing to a college course
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS by Bernstein was based on his televised lectures with the New York Philharmonic, written in response to the shows' popularity. This book gathers fifteen of the best of these fifty-three transcripts, providing lectures which capture the meaning and joy of music for young audiences. From identifying the basic elements which comprise classical music to showing how musicians slip humor into music and how folk music works in the concert hall, Bernstein's YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS is the next best thing to a college course - and the concerts come on DVD elsewhere if musical augmentation is required.

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This songbook features seven piano/vocal selections from Leonard Bernstein's 1956 Broadway musical based on Voltaire's novelette. Includes: The Best of All Possible Worlds * Bon Voyage * I Am Easily Assimilated * It Must Be So * Make Our Garden Grow * My Love * O, Happy We. ... Read more

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The best of all possible scores
As the rather pithy description of this "Candide" score states, this is complete vocal score according to the 1989 Scottish Opera performance, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.There have been alterations made to the original lyrics, and anyone familiar with the 1956 Broadway production will notice that "The Best of All Possible Worlds" is no longer about marriage, but is now deals with multiple topics of absurdity (and, as this is my review, I feel as though I can say I like the updated version more).The new lyrics are thanks to a slew of folks, including Stephen Sondheim and Bernstein himself.

The score has been beautifully set by Boosey and Hawkes and includes a page detailing the different character's vocal ranges.The publisher also lists possible doublings of chorus members and differentiates between singing and non-singing roles.A breakdown of the orchestration follows (it's a fairly large pit, too).As is standard with show music, the score contains a piano reduction of the orchestration.There are no instrumental cues (the only flaw, in my opinion). Several appendices are included which include an alternate musical number, and the running order of several different productions of the show.

This is just my opinion, but I say buy it before it goes out of print. ... Read more