| Edition |
[First edition]. |
| Description |
336 pages : portrait, music. ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliographical citations included in "Notes" (pages [323]-328) |
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"List of musical works": pages [299]-311. "List of recordings": pages [312]-318. "Critical works": pages [319]-322. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preliminaries -- The background, childhood, and early music study of Aaron Copland -- Brooklyn (1900-1917) -- The years of study with Goldmark -- Manhattan (1917-1921) -- The years of study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and other European influences (1921-1924) -- First style period (French-jazz) -- New York, Boston, Peterborough, Europe, the American west (1924-1929) -- Second style period (abstract) -- American, Europe, Africa, Mexico (1929-1935) -- Third style period (American folksong) -- introduction to chapters VI, VII, VIII (1934-1955) -- Third style period (American folksong) -- Gebrauchsmusik American style: music for American youth -- exotic travel souvenirs -- radio commissions (1935-1944) -- Third style period (American folksong) -- Gebrauchsmusik American style: theater works: ballets -- music for plays and films -- opera (1931-1955) -- Third style period (American folksong) -- The patriotic and absolute works (1939-1955) -- Critical works and influence (1924-1955) -- Addendum. "Pointillism" applied to muisc -- Appendix I. List of musical works and addresses of publishers -- Appendix II. List of recordings -- Appendix III. List of critical works -- Notes -- Index. |
| Summary |
"Julia Smith, in this book, has combined a wealth of biographical information with an illuminating study of Copland's music and writings to form an indispensable study of the composer's place in contemporary music."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. (OCoLC)fst00040613
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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