Leonard Stein

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Leonard Stein
Born(1916-12-01)December 1, 1916[1][2]
Los Angeles, United States
DiedJune 23, 2004 (aged 87)
Genres20th-century classical music
Occupation(s)Musicologist, pianist, conductor, and educator
InstrumentPiano
Years active1946–2004

Leonard David Stein (December 1, 1916 – June 23, 2004)[3] was an American musicologist, pianist, conductor and university teacher. He was influential in promoting contemporary music on the American West Coast. He was for years Arnold Schoenberg's assistant, music director of the Schoenberg Institute at USC, and among the foremost authorities on Schoenberg's music. He was also an influential teacher in the lives of many younger composers, such as the influential minimalist La Monte Young.

  1. ^ Paula Morgan. 2001. "Stein, Leonard". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan.
  2. ^ "The Register of Leonard Stein Papers, 1942–1983", UCSD.edu.
  3. ^ "Leonard Stein". data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 4 May 2024.