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Genre/Form: | Biographies Biography |
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Named Person: | Aaron Copland; Aaron Copland |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Howard Pollack |
ISBN: | 0805049096 9780805049091 0252069005 9780252069000 |
OCLC Number: | 312927395 |
Awards: | Winner of Winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. 2000 |
Description: | xi, 690 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | A Copland portrait -- Background matters -- Early education and first works -- Paris -- Copland and the music of Europe -- From Sonata movement to Grogh (1921-24) -- Return and rediscovery -- The usable past -- From the Organ symphony to "Vocalise" (1924-28) -- From Vitebsk to the Piano variations (1928-1930) -- Copland among his peers -- Copland and younger American composers -- South of the border -- Personal affairs -- Copland and the American theater -- An engaged citizen -- From the Short symphony to a Prairie journal (1933-37) -- From Billy the Kid to John Henry (1938-40) -- Music for the moves and for keyboard (1939-41) -- From Lincoln portrait to Danzon cubano (1942) -- From The North star to Appalachian spring (1943-44) -- From "Jubilee variation" to Four piano blues (1945-48) -- The changing scene -- From old American songs to the Piano fantasy (1950-57) -- From Dance panels to Connotations (1959-62) -- From Emblems to Proclamation (1964-82) -- Identity issues -- The later years -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of works. |
Responsibility: | Howard Pollack. |
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Winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. "Now is the time for a comprehensive, insightful biography of Aaron Copland, and Howard Pollack has answered the call. . . . This is a professional, open-minded, and understanding look at a composer and a man who epitomized those qualities himself. . . . A book as sober, respectful, and finely nuanced as this is just what [Copland's] legacy deserves."--John Rockwell, New York Times Book Review "Taut and clear. . . . Not only a success in its own right, but a valuable model of what biography can and probably should be."--Kirkus Reviews Read more...
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