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'''Leonard Bernstein''' (1918-1990) was an [[American]] conductor of the [[New York Philharmonic]], conductor and honorary member of the [[Vienna]] Philharmonic, and composer of the musical scores for [[West Side Story]], On the Town, and Candide.   

'''Leonard Bernstein''' (1918-1990) was the [[American]] conductor of the [[New York Philharmonic]], a conductor and an honorary member of the [[Vienna]] Philharmonic, and a composer of the musical scores for ''[[West Side Story]]'', [[On the Town]], and [[Candide]].   

He was also politically [[liberal]].<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n1_v41/ai_6975866/</ref>

He was politically [[liberal]].<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n1_v41/ai_6975866/</ref>

   

   

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Bernstein helped Classical music reach millions of children through his "Young People's Concerts" and gained worldwide critical success as a pianist, composer, and conductor.  His multiple talents led him to established reputations as a conductor of traditional literature ([[Mozart]], [[Beethoven]], etc.), the high Romantics ([[Mahler]] and Bruckner), and especially [[opera]], for which he became admired in the leading opera houses of the world.  Like [[George Gershwin]], he was eager to straddle the classical and popular music worlds and did so in music halls, [[jazz]] clubs, opera halls, television, and the avante garde scene.<ref>Leonard Bernstein, Obituary, ''New York Times Learning Network''[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0825.html]</ref>

Bernstein helped classical music reach millions of children through his Young People's Concerts and gained worldwide critical success as a pianist, composer, and conductor.  His multiple talents led him to established reputations as a conductor of traditional literature ([[Mozart]], [[Beethoven]], etc.), the high romantics ([[Mahler]] and Bruckner), and especially [[opera]], for which he became admired in the leading opera houses of the world.  Like [[George Gershwin]], he was eager to straddle the classical and popular music worlds and did so in music halls, [[jazz]] clubs, opera halls, television, and the avant-garde scene.<ref>Leonard Bernstein, Obituary, ''New York Times Learning Network''[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0825.html]</ref>

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