Aaron Copland

The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

AvHoward Pollack

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-03-08
Mått:152 x 229 x 56 mm
Vikt:1 134 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Music in American Life
Antal sidor:726
Förlag:University of Illinois Press
ISBN:9780252069000
Utmärkelser:Winner of <DIV>Winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award.</DIV> 2000

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Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

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

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction ix1. A Copland Portrait 32. Background Matters 153. Early Education and First Works 304. Paris 455. Copland and the Music of Europe 576. From Sonata Movement to Grohg (1921-24) 767. Return and Rediscovery 888. The Usable Past 1079. From the Organ Symphony to "Vocalise" (1924-28) 12110. From Vitebsk to the Piano Variations (1928-30) 14211. Copland Among His Peers 15912. Copland and Younger American Composers 17813. South of the Border 21614. Personal Affairs 23415. Copland and the American Theater 25716. An Engaged Citizen 27017. From the Short Symphony to A Prairie Journal (1933-37) 28818. From Billy the Kid to John Henry (1938-40) 31419. Music for the Movies and for Keyboard (1939-41) 33620. From Lincoln Portrait to Danzon Cubano (1942) 35721. From The North Star To Appalachian Spring (1943-44) 37822. From "Jubilee Variation" to Four Piano Blues (1945-48) 40723. From The Red Pony to the Piano Quartet (148-50) 42824. The Changing Scene 45125. From Old American Songs to the Piano Fantasy (1950-57) 46726. From Dance Panels to Connotations (1959-62) 48627. From Emblems to Proclamation (1964-82) 50328. Identity Issues 51829. The Later Years 532Conclusion 550Appendix: List of Works 556Notes 564Selected Bibliography 665Index 671