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How Leonard Bernstein Created the West Side Story Score (with Steve Bell) – Sondheim Adjacent

How Leonard Bernstein Created the West Side Story Score (with Steve Bell) – Sondheim Adjacent

FromPutting It Together


How Leonard Bernstein Created the West Side Story Score (with Steve Bell) – Sondheim Adjacent

FromPutting It Together

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Leonard Bernstein started with a specific instrument, and then by utilizing a tritone was able to create the entire score for West Side Story. Steve Bell joins Kyle to break it all down.You can email Steve here: steve@slbway.comYou can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJoSend feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comPutting It Together is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. Here's their link again: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.comRecorded by Media Lab YYC. Media Lab is a production company. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts. Find more information at: http://medialabyyc.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast

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Released:
May 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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This is a podcast about Stephen Sondheim's entire body of work show by show and song by song. Each week Kyle Marshall invites an expert to discuss a Sondheim song in-depth. Together they discover the humour, how the songs inform character, and any hidden meanings. Most importantly they try to understand the man behind the music, the Shakespeare of our time, as best they can.