Aaron Copland: A Reader : Selected Writings 1923-1972

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Psychology Press, 2004 - 368 Seiten
This book presents a selection of the best writings, of the American composer and music legend Aaron Copland, on a wide variety of topics. It features excerpts from his correspondence and recommendations he wrote for other composers.
 

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The American Composer Gets a Break 1935
35
Musical Imagination in the Americas 1952
70
Jazz Structure and Influence 1927
83
Letter on Varèse and the League of Composers 1972
91
Take Off Those EarMuffs 1949
104
Second Thoughts on Hollywood 1940
111
A Note on Young Composers 1935
125
Introducing Shostakovitch at Dinner 1949
132
Tanglewoods Future 1952
140
Defends the Music of Mahler 1925
149
Schoenbergs Expressionism 1941 1967
158
Béla Bartók 1941 1967
166
HIS OWN WORKS
225
PERSONAL
283
Bibliography
361
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Richard Kostelanetz has edited over 40 collections of essays on American culture, ranging in subject matter from avant-garde fiction to collections of critical writings on John Cage and Frank Zappa. He is also a published critic, writer, and artist.

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