Aaron Copland

A Reader: Selected Writings 1923-1972
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-93940-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 406 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kostelanetz, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik Geschichte der Musik: Klassische Musik des 20./21. Jahrhunderts
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musiktheorie, Musikästhetik, Kompositionslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceEditor's IntroductionComposer from BrooklynI: The Life of MusicA Note on Young ComposersMusic Between the WarsAmerican Music Since 1930Influence of Jazz on Modern MusicOpera and Music DramaMusic in the MoviesMusic and the TheaterThe Composer and ConductorASCAP and the Symphonic ComposerA Tribute to Nadia BoulangerII. Composers and PerformersThe Ives CaseThe Younger Generation of American Composers 1926-1959George AntheilLeonard BernsteinIn Memory of Marc BlitzsteinStephan WolpeRosza and HermannIII. Guggenheim RecommendationsEssays written in support of Guggenheim applicants in musicIV. His Own WorksAppalachian SpringBilly the KidCompositional PhasesComposing for Something WildJazz and Folk Influences, 1947-63Oedipus RexPiano FantasyV. His Journals and DiariesFrom a Composer's NotebookFrom a Composer's JournalPreviously Unpublished Diaries

Über Autor(innen)

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.