{"product_id":"bernstein-meets-broadway-collaborative-art-in-a-time-of-war-9780190467586","title":"Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2015 Music in American Culture Award from the American Musicological Society\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Leonard Bernstein first arrived in New York City, he was an unknown artist working with other brilliant twentysomethings, notably Jerome Robbins, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green. By the end of the 1940s, these artists were world famous. Their collaborations defied artistic boundaries and subtly\u003cbr\u003epushed a progressive political agenda, altering the landscape of musical theater, ballet, and nightclub comedy. In \u003cem\u003eBernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning author and scholar Carol J. Oja examines the early days of Bernstein's career during World War II, centering\u003cbr\u003earound the debut in 1944 of the Broadway musical \u003cem\u003eOn the Town\u003c\/em\u003e and the ballet \u003cem\u003eFancy Free\u003c\/em\u003e. As a composer and conductor, Bernstein experienced a meteoric rise to fame, thanks in no small part to his visionary colleagues. Together, they focused on urban contemporary life and popular culture, featuring as\u003cbr\u003eheroes the itinerant sailors who bore the brunt of military service. They were provocative both artistically and politically. In a time of race riots and Japanese internment camps, Bernstein and his collaborators featured African American performers and a Japanese American ballerina, staging a model\u003cbr\u003eof racial integration. Rather than accepting traditional distinctions between high and low art, Bernstein's music was wide-open, inspired by everything from opera and jazz to cartoons. Oja shapes a wide-ranging cultural history that captures a tumultuous moment in time. \u003cem\u003eBernstein Meets Broadway\u003c\/em\u003e is\u003cbr\u003ean indispensable work for fans of Broadway musicals, dance, and American performance history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol J. Oja\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190467586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarol J. Oja\u003c\/strong\u003e is William Powell Mason Professor of Music and American Studies at Harvard University. She is author of \u003cem\u003eMaking Music Modern: New York in the 1920s\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), winner of the Irving Lowens Book Award from the Society for American Music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39929201950835,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_80216973-7803-4ae1-bda5-2513bb5a2079.jpg?v=1647611193","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/bernstein-meets-broadway-collaborative-art-in-a-time-of-war-9780190467586","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}