Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 2: Americanism, Tradition and Modernism in its Relationship to W.H. Auden's The Age of Anxiety

dc.contributor.advisorKieffer, Alexandraen_US
dc.creatorCuellar, Scott Deanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-07T13:16:49Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-12-01T06:01:10Zen_US
dc.date.created2019-12en_US
dc.date.issued2019-10-04en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2019en_US
dc.date.updated2019-10-07T13:16:50Zen_US
dc.description.abstractBernstein's Second Symphony, titled The Age of Anxiety after W.H. Auden's epic poem of the same name, is an essentially American work. In this document, I explore the relationship between Bernstein's symphony and Auden's poem in light of elements present in both works that are American in nature, with special attention to both artists' inclusion of multi-national and multi-cultural components in each work as a representation of America. I also examine the manner in which both Bernstein and Auden, as modern artists, position their works in relation to modernism movements in both poetry and music and how both artists chose to maintain a fundamentally traditional foundation in their language and aesthetic, while pursuing a progressive path for their art. Finally, I explore the ways in which Auden's poem appealed to Bernstein on a personal level, especially its overall narrative of the search for faith.en_US
dc.embargo.terms2020-12-01en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationCuellar, Scott Dean. "Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 2: Americanism, Tradition and Modernism in its Relationship to W.H. Auden's The Age of Anxiety." (2019) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/107435">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/107435</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/107435en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectBernstein, Leonarden_US
dc.subjectAuden, W.H.en_US
dc.subjectAge of Anxietyen_US
dc.titleLeonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 2: Americanism, Tradition and Modernism in its Relationship to W.H. Auden's The Age of Anxietyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPiano Performanceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMusicen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.majorPiano Performanceen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Artsen_US
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