Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 1997 A Comparison of Leonard Bernstein's Incidental Music for the Film "On the Waterfront" and the Subsequent "Symphonic Suite" for the Film, and an Original Composition: Symphony No. 1: "Music for Theater". Stephen John Lias Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Lias, Stephen John, "A Comparison of Leonard Bernstein's Incidental Music for the Film "On the Waterfront" and the Subsequent "Symphonic Suite" for the Film, and an Original Composition: Symphony No. 1: "Music for Theater"." (1997). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 6389. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/6389 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. 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A COMPARISON OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S INCIDENTAL MUSIC FOR THE FILM ON THE WATERFRONT AND THE SUBSEQUENT SYMPHONIC SUITE FROM THE FILM, AND AN ORIGINAL COMPOSITION: SYMPHONY NO. 1 - "MUSIC FOR THEATER" A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in The School of Music by Stephen Lias B.S., Messiah College, 1988 M.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1991 May 1997 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 9735984 UMI Microfomi 9735984 Copyright 1997, by UMI Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. UMI 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ..................................................................................................iii List of Musical Examples ..............................................................................iv Abstract ...............................................................................................................v Introduction and Background Material .......................................................1 Comparison Between the Film Music and the Symphonic Suite .........6 Conclusions .................................................................................................. 82 Symphony No. I "Music for Theater" ................................................... 96 Title Page and Instrumentation ............................................. 96 I. Overture ................................................................................... 97 II. Interlude ............................................................................... 127 III. Entr'acte ............................................................................... 149 IV. Bows & Chaser .................................................................. 180 Bibliography .............................................................................................. 225 Appendix A - Plot Synopsis of On the Waterfront ......................... 228 Appendix B - Content of the Symphonic Suite ................................ 237 Appendix C - Content of the Film Score .......................................... 241 Appendix D - Glossary of Names and Terms .................................. 242 Vita ............................................................................................................... 245 11 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF TABLES Table I - Cue I ............................................................................................. 16 Table 2 - Saloon Sequence ...................................................................... 44 Table 3 - Cue 19 ......................................................................................... 56 Table 4 - Comparison of Cue 1 and Cue 20 ........................................ 62 Table 5 - Locations of Themes Within the Symphonic Suite ............................................................................... 80 Table 7 - Location of Film Score Cues Within the Symphonic Suite ............................................................................. 237 Table 8 - The Main Theme in the Symphonic Suite ......................... 238 Table 9 - The Fugato Theme in the Symphonic Suite ..................... 238 Table 10 - The Pain Theme in the Symphonic Suite ....................... 239 Table 11 - The Love Theme in the Symphonic Suite ....................... 239 Table 12 - The Allegro non Troppo Theme in the Symphonic Suite ............................................................................. 240 Table 13 - The Allegro Molto Agitato Theme in the Symphonic Suite ............................................................................. 240 Table 14 - Incidental Music Cues in the Film On the Waterfront .......................................................................... 241 111 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF MUSICAL EXAMPLES 1. Main Theme ................................................................................................8 2. "I Feel Pretty" ............................................................................................9 3. Fugato Theme ....................................................................................... II 4. Pain Theme ........................................................................................... 11 5. Cue 2 ...................................................................................................... 20 6. Allegro non Troppo Theme ............................................................... 23 7. Derivation of the Allegro non Troppo Theme ........................... 24 8. Derivation of the Allegro Molto Agitato Theme ......................... 26 9. Love Theme ........................................................................................... 30 10. Comparison of Love Theme and "Somewhere" ............................ 31 11. Cue 6 .......................................................................................... 34 12. Cue 14 .................................................................................................... 46 13. Climactic Cadence in Cue 15 ........................................................... 49 14. Cue 17 .................................................................................................... 51 15. Excerpt from Cue 19-b ...................................................................... 57 16. Excerpt from "Adagio for Strings" ................................................. 57 17. Combination of Love and Main Themes ......................................... 70 18. Pain Theme as Harmonized in Cue 26 ............................................ 73 19. Cue 27 .................................................................................................... 76 20. Sequential Pattern in Measures 277-317 ...................................... 80 21. Excerpt from "Tonight Ensemble" .................................................. 83 22. Excerpt from "Somewhere" ............................................................... 83 IV Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT The first portion of this dissertation compares Leonard Bernstein's incidental