Description
Whether they listen to Mozart or Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland invites readers to ask two basic questions: Are they hearing everything that is going on? Are they really being sensitive to it? With his provocative suggestions, Aaron Copland guides readers through a deeper appreciation of the most rewarding of all art forms.
Author: Aaron Copland
Publisher: Signet Book
Published: 02/01/2011
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.20w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780451531766
ISBN10: 0451531760
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Instruction & Study | Appreciation
- Music | History & Criticism | General
- Music | Reference
Author: Aaron Copland
Publisher: Signet Book
Published: 02/01/2011
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.20w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780451531766
ISBN10: 0451531760
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Instruction & Study | Appreciation
- Music | History & Criticism | General
- Music | Reference
About the Author
Aaron Copland's well-known and highly regarded compositions, performed and recorded extensively throughout the world, include the Pulitzer Prize-winning ballet Appalachian Spring, as well as Billy the Kid, Rodeo, Lincoln Portrait, and the film scores of Our Town and The Heiress. On being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 1986, Copland was praised for his "uniquely American music that reflects the very soul and experience of our people." During his career, Copland taught composition at Harvard and the Berkshire Music Center, lectured all over the United States, and wrote Our New Music and Music and Imagination. He died in 1990.