George gershwin (1898-1937)

• George Gershwin –was born in new york to

jewish immigrants.
• His older brother Ira was his artistic
collaborator who wrote the lyrics of his song.
• His first song was written in 1916 and his first
broadway musical lala lucille in 1919.
• Gershwin name became a fixture on broadway
• He also composed rhapsody in blue 1924
• An american in paris1928
• Which incorporated jazz rhythms with classical
forms.
• Gershwin was more fascinated with classical
music.
• He was influenced by ravel , stravinsky, berg
and schoenberg as well as the group of
contemporary french composers known as les
six that would shape the character of his
major works half jazz and half classical.
• He is also considered as the father of
American jazz
• Gershwin musical compositions total around
369 which include orchestral music, chamber
music, musical theater, film musicals, operas
and song
• He died in hollywood, california USA on july
11, 1937.
 Leonard bernstein (1918-1990)
• Leonard bernstein was born in massachussetts
USA
• He endeared himself to his followers as
charismatic conductor, pianist, composer, and
lecturer.
• His big break came when he asked to substitute
bruno walter in conducting the new york
philharmonic orchestra in a concert on nov. 14,
1943.
• Bernstein philosophy was that the universal
language of music is basically rooted in tonality.
• To safeguard his principle he later turned to
conducting and lecturing to what he beleived
best in music.
• He achieve pre-eminence in two fields
• Conducting and composing for broad way
musicals, dance show and concert music.
• Bernstein is best known for his composition
for the stage.
• Foremost among these is the musical west
side story(1957),
• American adaptation of romeo and juliet
• He also composed for the film on the
waterfront(1954)
• His musical composition is around 90
• He died in new york city, USA on october 14,
1990.
 Philip glass (born 1937)
• He is one of the most successful minimalist
composer.
• He is also an avant garde composer
• He explored the territories of ballet, opera,
theater, film, and even television jingles.
• His distinctive style involves cell like phrases
emanating from bright electronic sounds from
the keyboard that progressed very slow from one
pattern to the next in very repetitious fashion
• He was born in New York USA
• He became a violinist and flutist at the age of 15.
• Glass collaborated with theater conceptualist
robert wilson to produce four opera einstein on
the beach(1976)
• His musical composition is around 170
• Today glass lives alternately in nova scotia,
canada and new york USA