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9780571200849

Aaron Copland : The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

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  • ISBN13:

    9780571200849

  • ISBN10:

    0571200842

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-03-01
  • Publisher: Faber & Faber Ltd
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Table of Contents

Introduction
A Copland Portraitp. 3
Background Mattersp. 15
Early Education and First Worksp. 30
Parisp. 45
Copland and the Music of Europep. 57
From Sonata Movement to Grohg (1921-24)p. 76
Return and Rediscoveryp. 88
The Usable Pastp. 107
From the Organ Symphony to "Vocalise" (1924-28)p. 121
From Vitebsk to the Piano Variations (1928-30)p. 142
Copland Among His Peersp. 159
Copland and Younger American Composersp. 178
South of the Borderp. 216
Personal Affairsp. 234
Copland and the American Theaterp. 257
An Engaged Citizenp. 270
From the Short Symphony to A Prairie Journal (1933-37)p. 288
From Billy the Kid to John Henry (1938-40)p. 314
Music for the Movies and for Keyboard (1939-41)p. 336
From Lincoln Portrait to Danzon Cubano (1942)p. 357
From The North Star to Appalachian Spring (1943-44)p. 378
From "Jubilee Variation" to Four Piano Blues (1945-48)p. 407
From The Red Pony to the Piano Quartet (1948-50)p. 428
The Changing Scenep. 451
From Old American Songs to the Piano Fantasy (1950-57)p. 467
From Dance Panels to Connotations (1959-62)p. 486
From Emblems to Proclamation (1964-82)p. 503
Identity Issuesp. 518
The Later Yearsp. 532
Conclusionp. 550
App. List of Worksp. 556
Notesp. 564
Selected Bibliographyp. 665
Indexp. 671
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