Leonard Bernstein Quotes

Leonard Bernstein

American Composer

Born: Aug 25, 1918

Died: Oct 14, 1990

Days Everybody Man Music Will You

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Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable. Leonard Bernstein

Music Communicate Unknowable Name

The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another... and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world. Leonard Bernstein

Life Great World Key Will Feeling Great Artist Unknown Follows Give Something Mystery He Make Another Sure Leaves His Artist Just Energies Note Us Reasons Away Right

I'm not interested in having an orchestra sound like itself. I want it to sound like the composer. Leonard Bernstein

Composer Having Like Sound Itself Orchestra Want Not Interested Interested

Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors. Leonard Bernstein

Communication Words Synonymous Conductors Technique Two

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