Aaron Copland: The Life & Work of an Uncommon ManA candid and fascinating portrait of the American composer. |
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... Boulanger against the background of Paris in the 1920s, his return from France to write music commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky, his efforts on behalf of other composers and his involvement with Harold Clurman's Group Theatre, his ...
... Boulanger, observed, Aaron is one of the most balanced persons I know; the most tactful, knowing exactly what to say ... Boulanger recognized this immediately." Such tact made Copland a moderator par excellence, and in the course of his ...
... Boulanger) and a cat called Helen.31 Copland's involvements with the other arts often centered on connections with one or another friend or collaborator. On his occasional visits to museums, he often headed straight for sculptures ...
... Boulanger and Ricardo Viñes, and informing Ralph about his progress with the French language. “Perhaps you could tell the folks about Boulanger and Viñes now, in less technical language,” he suggested." It's possible that Ralph had ...
... Boulanger. He benefited, in this regard, only indirectly from Goldmark, for aside from the Piano Sonata, he wrote this music—little piano and chamber pieces and songs—without any supervision. The individuality of these early works, even ...
Contents
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6 From Sonata Movement to Grohg 192124 | 76 |
7 Return and Rediscovery | 88 |
8 The Usable Past | 107 |
19 Music for the Movies and for Keyboard 193941 | 336 |
20 From Lincoln Portrait to Danzόn Cubano 1942 | 357 |
21 From The North Star to Appalachian Spring 194344 | 378 |
22 From Jubilee Variation to Four Piano Blues 194548 | 407 |
23 From The Red Pony to the Piano Quartet 194850 | 428 |
24 The Changing Scene | 451 |
25 From Old American Songs to the Piano Fantasy 195057 | 467 |
26 From Dance Panels to Connotations 195962 | 486 |
9 From the Organ Symphony to Vocalise 192428 | 121 |
10 From Vitebsk to the Piano Variations 192830 | 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 193337 | 288 |
18 From Billy the Kid to John Henry 193840 | 314 |
27 From Emblems to Proclamation 196482 | 503 |
28 Identity Issues | 518 |
29 The Later Years | 532 |
Conclusion | 550 |
List of Works | 557 |
Notes | 564 |
Selected Bibliography | 664 |
Index | 671 |