What to Listen for in Music - Brossura

Copland, Aaron

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ISBN 10: 0451226402 ISBN 13: 9780451226402

Casa editrice: Berkley, 2009

Riassunto

Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” (Forum).

In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms.

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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.

Aaron Copland s well-known and highly regarded compositions, performed and recorded extensively throughout the world, include the Pulitzer Prize winning balletAppalachian Spring, as well as Billy the Kid, Rodeo, Lincoln Portrait, and the film scores ofOur 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.

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Book by Copland Aaron

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Berkley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0451226402
• ISBN 13: 9780451226402
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 320