BERNSTEIN


Meaning of BERNSTEIN in English

I . Elmer Bernstein

(1922–2004)

a US composer, especially of music for films. He received an Oscar for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and his other successes include The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill A Mockingbird (1962), The Age of Innocence (1993) and Far from Heaven (2002).

II . Leonard Bernstein

(1918–90)

a US conductor, composer and piano player. He wrote several popular musicals . The most successful was West Side Story (1957) which became a film in 1961. He also wrote more serious works for orchestras and choirs.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.