Aaron Copland: The Life & Work of an Uncommon ManA candid and fascinating portrait of the American composer. |
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... homosexuality, a subject simply not discussed in family circles. “He's married to his music,” explained his niece Felice Marlin when her young son once asked why Uncle Aaron was not married.10 Still, Copland remained close to his ...
... homosexuality than with his being Jewish; as A Tree Grows in Brooklyn documents, homosexual or at least effeminate boys were commonly taunted, as well as Jews. Even so, he made friends with boys of varying backgrounds, including Jewish ...
... homosexuality, “God made me the way I am”—but he apparently rejected the idea of a personal deity who intervened in human affairs.” Copland further took an interest in contemporary metaphysics, in particular 28 A. A R O N C O P L A N D.
... homosexuality before leaving Brooklyn for Paris, we do not know if any of these friends were also homosexual or if he had any sexual experiences during these years. The preserved correspondence with friends—namely, letters to and from ...
... homosexuality. They were opposites temperamentally as well; whereas Copland was frugal and reserved, Clurman was a spendthrift and, in maturity, extremely garrulous. Against stereotype, Copland dressed in plain, loose-fitting suits ...
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 |