Aaron Copland : the life and work of an uncommon man
Features the biography of Aaron Copland, his life, and his music.
Print Book, English, 2000
University of Illinois Press, Illinois, 2000
collective biographies
xi, 690 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780805049091, 9780252069000, 0805049096, 0252069005
312927395
A Copland portrait
Background matters
Early education and first works
Paris
Copland and the music of Europe
From Sonata movement to Grogh (1921-24)
Return and rediscovery
The usable past
From the Organ symphony to "Vocalise" (1924-28)
From Vitebsk to the Piano variations (1928-1930)
Copland among his peers
Copland and younger American composers
South of the border
Personal affairs
Copland and the American theater
An engaged citizen
From the Short symphony to a Prairie journal (1933-37)
From Billy the Kid to John Henry (1938-40)
Music for the moves and for keyboard (1939-41)
From Lincoln portrait to Danzon cubano (1942)
From The North star to Appalachian spring (1943-44)
From "Jubilee variation" to Four piano blues (1945-48)
The changing scene
From old American songs to the Piano fantasy (1950-57)
From Dance panels to Connotations (1959-62)
From Emblems to Proclamation (1964-82)
Identity issues
The later years
Conclusion
Appendix: List of works