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Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man(Music in American Life)

Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man(Music in American Life)


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One of America's most beloved and accomplished composers, Aaron Copland played a crucial role in American music's coming of age. Indeed, Copland masterworks like Appalachian Spring and A Lincoln Portrait only begin to tell the epic story of a career spent composing a wealth of music for opera, ballet, chorus, orchestra, chamber ensemble, band, radio, and film. Howard Pollack's expansive biography examines Copland's long list of accomplishments while also telling the story of the composer's musical development, political sympathies, personal life, relationships as an openly gay man, and tireless encouragement of younger composers. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize and an Academy Award, Copland played a vital role in the Yaddo Festival and as a beloved teacher at Tanglewood, Harvard, and the New School for Social Research. He turned to conducting later in life and via tours promoted American classical music overseas while taking it to appreciative audiences across the United States.

Table of Contents:
Introduction   ix 1. A Copland Portrait   3 2. Background Matters   15 3. Early Education and First Works   30 4. Paris   45 5. Copland and the Music of Europe   57 6. From Sonata Movement to Grohg (1921-24)   76 7. Return and Rediscovery   88 8. The Usable Past   107 9. From the Organ Symphony to "Vocalise" (1924-28)   121 10. From Vitebsk to the Piano Variations (1928-30)   142 11. Copland Among His Peers   159 12. Copland and Younger American Composers   178 13. South of the Border   216 14. Personal Affairs   234 15. Copland and the American Theater   257 16. An Engaged Citizen   270 17. From the Short Symphony to A Prairie Journal (1933-37)   288 18. From Billy the Kid to John Henry (1938-40)   314 19. Music for the Movies and for Keyboard (1939-41)   336 20. From Lincoln Portrait to Danzon Cubano (1942)   357 21. From The North Star To Appalachian Spring (1943-44)   378 22. From "Jubilee Variation" to Four Piano Blues (1945-48)   407 23. From The Red Pony to the Piano Quartet (148-50)   428 24. The Changing Scene   451 25. From Old American Songs to the Piano Fantasy (1950-57)   467 26. From Dance Panels to Connotations (1959-62)   486 27. From Emblems to Proclamation (1964-82)   503 28. Identity Issues   518 29. The Later Years   532 Conclusion   550 Appendix: List of Works   556 Notes   564 Selected Bibliography   665 Index   671

About the Author :
Howard Pollack is John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Music at the University of Houston. His books include George Gershwin: His Life and Work and The Ballad of John Latouche: An American Lyricist’s Life and Work.

Review :
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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780252069000
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Illinois Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 726
  • Spine Width: 56 mm
  • Weight: 1134 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0252069005
  • Publisher Date: 08 Mar 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Music in American Life
  • Sub Title: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man
  • Width: 152 mm


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