Leonard Bernstein's and Roger Englander's Educational Mission: Music Appreciation and the 1961-62 Season of Young People's Concerts

This thesis is an examination of the 1961-62 season of New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with special emphasis on contributions made by director/producer Roger Englander in concert with Leonard Bernstein. The Young People's Concerts are contextualized in the American tradition...

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spelling ndltd-fsu.edu-oai-fsu.digital.flvc.org-fsu_2540912020-06-20T03:08:25Z Leonard Bernstein's and Roger Englander's Educational Mission: Music Appreciation and the 1961-62 Season of Young People's Concerts MacInnis, John Christian (authoraut) Broyles, Michael E. (professor directing treatise) Brewer, Charles E. (committee member) Gunderson, Frank D. (committee member) College of Music (degree granting department) Florida State University (degree granting institution) Text text Florida State University Florida State University English eng 1 online resource computer application/pdf This thesis is an examination of the 1961-62 season of New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with special emphasis on contributions made by director/producer Roger Englander in concert with Leonard Bernstein. The Young People's Concerts are contextualized in the American tradition of orchestral concerts targeting children (especially by the New York Philharmonic), and connections between radio broadcasts of high culture content and early television programming are examined, particularly in light of the dominating media personalities of Walter Damrosch and Arturo Toscanini. Also, the Young People's Concerts are explained as a new media manifestation of American music appreciation programs and explained in the context of 1960s television. The developmental processes for the 1961-62 Young People's Concerts is explored with special emphasis placed on the collaborative professional relationships that made these programs a success. The technology for producing and televising the 1961-62 Young People's Concerts is outlined and explained. In addition, the production ideals of Leonard Bernstein and Roger Englander are clarified along with a discussion of the lasting impact of the Young People's Concerts on American culture and musicians and how the show evolved after Bernstein and Englander. A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Spring Semester, 2009. March 30, 2009. Music and Television, Leonard Bernstein, Music Appreciation, Roger Englander, Young People's Concerts, New York Philharmonic Includes bibliographical references. Michael E. Broyles, Professor Directing Treatise; Charles E. Brewer, Committee Member; Frank D. Gunderson, Committee Member. Music FSU_migr_etd-2811 http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2811 This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). The copyright in theses and dissertations completed at Florida State University is held by the students who author them. http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A254091/datastream/TN/view/Leonard%20Bernstein%27s%20and%20Roger%20Englander%27s%20Educational%20Mission.jpg
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Leonard Bernstein's and Roger Englander's Educational Mission: Music Appreciation and the 1961-62 Season of Young People's Concerts
description This thesis is an examination of the 1961-62 season of New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with special emphasis on contributions made by director/producer Roger Englander in concert with Leonard Bernstein. The Young People's Concerts are contextualized in the American tradition of orchestral concerts targeting children (especially by the New York Philharmonic), and connections between radio broadcasts of high culture content and early television programming are examined, particularly in light of the dominating media personalities of Walter Damrosch and Arturo Toscanini. Also, the Young People's Concerts are explained as a new media manifestation of American music appreciation programs and explained in the context of 1960s television. The developmental processes for the 1961-62 Young People's Concerts is explored with special emphasis placed on the collaborative professional relationships that made these programs a success. The technology for producing and televising the 1961-62 Young People's Concerts is outlined and explained. In addition, the production ideals of Leonard Bernstein and Roger Englander are clarified along with a discussion of the lasting impact of the Young People's Concerts on American culture and musicians and how the show evolved after Bernstein and Englander. === A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. === Spring Semester, 2009. === March 30, 2009. === Music and Television, Leonard Bernstein, Music Appreciation, Roger Englander, Young People's Concerts, New York Philharmonic === Includes bibliographical references. === Michael E. Broyles, Professor Directing Treatise; Charles E. Brewer, Committee Member; Frank D. Gunderson, Committee Member.
author2 MacInnis, John Christian (authoraut)
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title Leonard Bernstein's and Roger Englander's Educational Mission: Music Appreciation and the 1961-62 Season of Young People's Concerts
title_short Leonard Bernstein's and Roger Englander's Educational Mission: Music Appreciation and the 1961-62 Season of Young People's Concerts
title_full Leonard Bernstein's and Roger Englander's Educational Mission: Music Appreciation and the 1961-62 Season of Young People's Concerts
title_fullStr Leonard Bernstein's and Roger Englander's Educational Mission: Music Appreciation and the 1961-62 Season of Young People's Concerts
title_full_unstemmed Leonard Bernstein's and Roger Englander's Educational Mission: Music Appreciation and the 1961-62 Season of Young People's Concerts
title_sort leonard bernstein's and roger englander's educational mission: music appreciation and the 1961-62 season of young people's concerts
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