CBS Music

*CBS Music*
CBS Music
by Leonard Bernstein
Composed	1976

CBS Music is a 1976 composition by Leonard Bernstein.

It was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the CBS television network.^[1] The notes of the piece (C, B flat and E flat) spell out 'CBS' with the E flat pronounced 'S' in German.^[2] The score of CBS Music was subsequently withdrawn by Bernstein, and he reused parts of it in his piece Halil: Nocturne.^[1]

It was orchestrated by Sid Ramin and arranged by Jack Gottlieb.^[1]

The first and last movements of the CBS Music were premiered on CBS TV on 1 April 1978 during the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the channel.^[1] It was recorded by Marin Alsop with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in a 2018 recording for Naxos Records.^[3]

Movements

"Fanfare and Titles"
"Quiet Music"
"Blues"
"Waltz"
"Chorale"

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Paul R. Laird; Hsun Lin (31 July 2019). Historical Dictionary of Leonard Bernstein. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-5381-1345-5.
^ Bernstein, Leonard (2013-10-29). The Leonard Bernstein Letters. Yale University Press. p. 774. ISBN 978-0-300-18654-3.
^ Fairman, Richard (28 December 2018). "Leonard Bernstein: orchestral pieces — affectionate vignettes". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

External links

Work details, Boosey & Hawkes
Audio recording on YouTube, Marin Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

[LairdLin2019-1] Paul R. Laird; Hsun Lin (31 July 2019). Historical Dictionary of Leonard Bernstein. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-5381-1345-5.

[Bernstein2013-2] Bernstein, Leonard (2013-10-29). The Leonard Bernstein Letters. Yale University Press. p. 774. ISBN 978-0-300-18654-3.

[2018FT-3] Fairman, Richard (28 December 2018). "Leonard Bernstein: orchestral pieces — affectionate vignettes". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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