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Aaron Copland
The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man
Howard Pollack
Paper978-0-252-06900-0
$29.95
| Pub Date: | 2000 |
| Pages: | 728 pages |
| Illustrations: | 34 Photographs |
The first time in paperback, this is the best full-length biography of Aaron Copland, his life and his music.
One of America's most beloved and accomplished composers, Aaron Copland played a crucial role in the coming of age of American music. This substantial biography is the first full-length scholarly study of Copland's life and work.
A conductor, music critic, and teacher who wrote clearly and accessibly about music, Copland composed some of the twentieth century's most familiar works--Billy the Kid, Rodeo, Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man--in addition to a wealth of music for opera, ballet, chorus, orchestra, chamber ensemble, band, radio, and film. Howard Pollack's expansive and detailed biography examines Copland's musical development, his political sympathies, his personal life, and his tireless encouragement of younger composers, presenting a balanced and skillfully wrought portrait of an American original.
Awards:
Winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award.
Links:
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Series:
Music in American Life
Subjects:
Biography & Personal Papers / Music / Gay & Lesbian Studies / History, Am.: 20th C. / Radical Studies
