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Featured Work
Prelude, Fugue & Riffs (1949)
Originally written for Woody Hermann, this triptych for solo clarinet and jazz ensemble was dedicated to Benny Goodman and first performed by Al Gallodoro in 1955. The score reflects Bernstein's unique ability to embrace a style and make it his own. The three movements all share the exuberance and tradition of the big band.
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Thus Spake Leonard Bernstein:
“Conduct, compose, piano, produce, arrange, etc. I am all of these and none of these.”
Leonard Bernstein, 1939