A hint of 'West Side Story' : the genesis of Chichester Psalms ; Bernstein on sabbatical, 1964-1965 ; The correspondence with Dean Walter Hussey ; A reconstruction of Bernstein's compositional process
His own two tonal feet : the nature of Chichester Psalms ; The compositional landscape of the mid-1960s ; Consonance, dissonance, and Chichester Psalms ; The generating cell : an effective afterthought ; The text : a challenging decision ; The scoring : a somewhat unusual ensemble ; The style : eclecticism and vernacular influences ; The score : Bernstein's expressions marks
Movement I : the sacred dance. Musical description ; Sketches ; Hebrew text accent
Movement II : the good shepherd. Musical description ; Sketches ; Hebrew text accents
Movement III : dwelling together in unity. Musical description ; Sketches ; Hebrew text accents
Reception : Chichester Psalms in concerts and on recordings ; Reviews of live performances ; Review of recordings
A final perspectives.
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The Chichester Psalms of Leonard Bernstein by Paul R. Laird. ISBN 9781576471524. Published by Pendragon in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
