CBS Music | |
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by Leonard Bernstein | |
Composed | 1976 |
CBS Music is a 1976 composition by Leonard Bernstein.
It was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the CBS television network. [1] The notes of the piece (C, B flat and E flat) spell out 'CBS' with the E flat pronounced 'S' in German. [2] The score of CBS Music was subsequently withdrawn by Bernstein, and he reused parts of it in his piece Halil: Nocturne. [1]
It was orchestrated by Sid Ramin and arranged by Jack Gottlieb. [1]
The first and last movements of the CBS Music were premiered on CBS TV on 1 April 1978 during the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the channel. [1] It was recorded by Marin Alsop with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in a 2018 recording for Naxos Records. [3]