Glitter and Be Gay (arr Frenkel)

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Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein (arr. Ian Frenkel)


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General Info

Year: 1956 /
Duration: c. 6:10
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: U.S. Coast Guard Band
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown


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Errata

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Program Notes

Cunegonde's aria Glitter and Be Gay from Leonard Bernstein's operetta Candide is a performance of a performance, a show-stopping coloratura solo in which the character describes how she has been "forced to bend my soul to a sordid role" of being the caged slave of the Grand Inquisitor and Don Issachar. The character switches back and forth between her disgust at her situation and her temptation at the jewelry, furs, and champagne that come with her new status.

- Program Note by Alice Boone


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Performances

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  • United States Coast Guard Band (New London, Conn.) (Kenneth W. Megan, conductor; Lisa Williamson, soprano) – 6 May 2018


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

  • Cool (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1957/2018)
  • West Side Story (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2015)


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