Aaron Copland: The Life & Work of an Uncommon ManA candid and fascinating portrait of the American composer. |
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... 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 romantic relationships, his work in ...
... 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 ...
... Paris, he wrote to them every week, letters that Harris proudly read aloud at his Monday night pinochle game. These warm letters, always addressed “Dear Ma & Pa,” mostly detailed the price of food, rent, taxis, and concerts, gratifying ...
... Paris. In later years, she became the principal intermediary between him and the rest of the family, she providing all the family gossip, he sending his love to “all the folks,” or “the mob,” or “the mispochat” (Yiddish for family) ...
... Paris in 1922. “I am capable of writing two sorts of epistle—one like I write home, having as its warm topic of interest what I had for supper last night and the other like I write to [his friend Aaron] Schaffer, for instance, telling ...
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 |