CBS Music is a 1976 composition by Leonard Bernstein. It was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the CBS television network. The notes of the piece (C, B and E) spell out 'CBS' with the E pronounced 'S' in German. The score of CBS Music was subsequently withdrawn by Bernstein, and he reused parts of it in his piece Halil: Nocturne.
It was orchestrated by Sid Ramin and arranged by Jack Gottlieb.
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. It was recorded by Marin Alsop with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in a 2018 recording for Naxos Records.
Movements
There are five movements:
References
External links Work details, Boosey & Hawkes , Marin Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra