By Leonard Lehrman

Marc Blitzstein was once one of many twentieth century's most vital American composers, lyricists, and critics, usually credited with having almost invented opera within the American vernacular. referred to as the daddy of yank opera within the vernacular through luminaries Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, Blitzstein was once a masterful pianist, trainer, and accompanist, even though, paradoxically, he made extra money at the lyrics to at least one song— Mack the Knife —than on every little thing else he ever did. Blitzstein's terrific profession used to be minimize brief in 1964 while he died on the age of fifty eight. This ebook catalogs Blitzstein's personal writings and writings approximately him, via specific listings (chronological, alphabetical, and genre), research, a finished functionality background, and summaries of all recognized evaluations of his 128 unique musical works and 18 texts set to the tune of others.

Shown intimately are the ways that Blitzstein took song from his prior works and built it in later works, a procedure that Lehrman used in finishing (with Bernstein's and the Estate's approval) 20 Blitzstein works for functionality, together with The Cradle Will Rock , i have the song , No for a solution , Idiots First , and Sacco and Vanzetti , which Blitzstein believed will be his magnum opus . The booklet presents a special and whole standpoint at the works of 1 of America's maximum composers—one who merits to be greater known.

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Solo; danced by male-female duo) [2/1950 to Mina Curtiss] #5 Miracle Song (solo +chorus)[cut][arr. 7 #1 Mystery of the Flesh (female solo) #2 Yeth, Yeth (trio)[orig. 1 #1 Moment of Love aka The Very Moment of Love] (chorus) [ #2 Dreamin Dreamin Dreamin [cut] #3 Ballet [incl. 4 Monday Morning Blues (male solo) [used in LJL's W123 completion] W109. : Louis Calhern) incidental music and songs; #1-3 Fool's Song[s] [longest) one for Stephen [Davis]] III:2 W110. Innocent Psalm - for the Bernstein baby [Jamie] (1953) piano solo 48 Chronological List of Musical Works W111.

Jimmie's got a goil publ. by Cos Cob 1934 5. you are like the snow #3-5 prem. Radiana Pazmor & Edwin McArthur, NY Lg of Composers 1930 [W42A. The Termites planned opera with Cummings - never written] W43. 5 Marijuana Ballet considered for insertion in W78II:5. Other parts re-used in W87, W95, W107, W118. W44. The Traveling Salesman (9/1929-1930) three-act opera; scenario only W45. [Three] Jazz Songs: 1. Start in Lookin' (aka Looking for Love) (text only) 2. Boy-Girl Duet (text only) 3. What's the Matter with Me?

Freedom Morning (1943) for orchestra Chronological List of Musical Works 43 W95. The Airborne Symphony (1943-46) for speaker, tenor, baritone, male chorus and orchestra (incl. wind machine) Part I 1. Theory of Flight 2. Ballad of History and Mythology 3. Kittyhawk 4. The Airborne Part II 1. The Enemy 2. Threat and Approach 3. Ballad of the Cities [re-use of melody, W90] 4. Morning Poem [cf. W93] Part III 1. Ballad of Hurry-Up 2. Night Music: Ballad of the Bombardier (aka Emily) male solo 3. Recitative 4.

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