During a particularly rowdy Gustavo Dudamel performance of a dance extract by this composer, the trumpet section stood up and spun their instruments. An overture by this composer begins with a rest, two eighth-note F’s, and a leap up a seventh to a very long E-flat that resolves up to F. The Celebrant sings “A Simple Song” in this composer’s “theatre piece for singers, players, and dancers” titled Mass. The rising tritone motif E-flat, A, B-flat features in a song by this composer. This composer’s only operetta features the coloratura aria “Glitter and be Gay” sung by Cunegonde. A “Mambo” is featured in a suite of “Symphonic Dances” from a musical by this composer, which also includes orchestrations of the songs “Somewhere” and “Maria.” For 10 points, name this composer of Candide and West Side Story. ■END■
ANSWER: Leonard Bernstein (The first line refers to a performance of “Mambo” with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.)
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