The Anniversaries for Solo Piano by Leonard Bernstein.

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by  Sigrid Luther

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THE ANNIVERSARIES FOR SOLO PIANO BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN
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THE ANNIVERSARIES FOR SOLO PIANO
BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN
A Monograph
Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the
Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical College
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Musical Arts
in
The School of Music
by
Sigrid Luther
B.A., Bob Jones University, 1970
M.M,, Louisiana State University, 197#
August 19#6
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to express my deep gratitude to the
chairman of my doctoral committee, Dr. Daniel Sher, whose
long hours on this project were a sacrificial feat in view
of the many demands on him as performer, educator, and ad­
ministrator.
I am especially indebted to Dr. Jack Guerry, who
willingly stepped in as committee chairman when the need
arose and (with his wonderful combination of knowledge and
orderliness) gave me an enormous amount of his valuable
attention.
I appreciate the analytical insights of Mr. Paul
Abel and his willingness to serve on my reading committee,
and the general support of the two other members of my com­
mittee, Dr. Milton Hallman and Dr. Wallace McKenzie. I
would also like to thank Miss Zelpha Russell for handling
the correspondence so vital to this project.
Appreciation is also expressed to David Diamond,
Lukas Foss, and Paul Bowles for their cooperation in the
selection of examples from their compositions, to Bennett
Lerner for supplying a copy of nLa Cuelga" by Bowles, and
to the following publishers for permission to reproduce
copyright material:
Warner Bros. Publications Inc., for the use of Seven
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Anniversaries by Leonard Bernstein (copyright 19*0).
Jalni Publications, Inc., Publishers for the use of Four
Anniversaries (19*0) and Five Anniversaries (195**’) by
Leonard Bernstein.
Jalni Publications, Inc. and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole
Publishers for the use of Two Anniversaries (copyright 19^3
by Leonard Bernstein).
Boosey & Hawkes for the use of Serenade by Bernstein and
Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland.
Finally, I am grateful to Jack Gottlieb, who was
my link to Mr. Bernstein, and who knows his music better
than anyone.
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