CBS Music

CBS Music is a 1976 composition by Leonard Bernstein.

CBS Music
by Leonard Bernstein
Composed	1976

It was written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the CBS television network.^[1] The notes of the piece (C, B flat and E flat) spell out 'CBS' with the E flat pronounced 'S' in German.^[2] The score of CBS Music was subsequently withdrawn by Bernstein, and he reused parts of it in his piece Halil: Nocturne.^[1]

It was orchestrated by Sid Ramin and arranged by Jack Gottlieb.^[1]

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.^[1] It was recorded by Marin Alsop with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra in a 2018 recording for Naxos Records.^[3]

Movements

1. "Fanfare and Titles"
2. "Quiet Music"
3. "Blues"
4. "Waltz"
5. "Chorale"