ITL #5: What is American Music?
Chris and Sridhar celebrate the Fourth of July by asking: what makes American music American? They discuss 19th century American music, jazz as the quintessential American art form, George Gershwin, the universality of West Side Story, Dvořák in the New World, the American landscape reflected in its music, California as the creative capital of the world, and (regrettably) John Philip S***a.
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Leonard Bernstein: What is American Music?
George "Jazz in a Tux" Gershwin
Nadia Boulanger: teacher extraordinaire
Gershwin plays his Three Preludes
LA Philharmonic & Gustavo Dudamel: Gershwin's Cuban Overture & An American in Paris
Leonard Bernstein plays & conducts Rhapsody in Blue
West Side Story movie on Amazon
Verdi: Bella figlia dell'amore from Rigoletto
Benjamin Britten: Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes
Jerry Robbins behind the scenes of West Side Story
The Making of West Side Story documentary
Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Copland: Duo for Flute & Piano
Ken Burns: The National Parks - America's Best Idea
