CBS Music

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 flat and E flat) spell out 'CBS' with the E flat 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 The score of CBS Music was subsequently withdrawn by Bernstein, and he reused parts of it in his piece Halil: Nocturne.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

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