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Copland on Music

Copland on Music( )
Author: Copland, Aaron
ISBN:978-0-393-00198-3
Publication Date:Jan 1963
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $22.95
Book Description:

Whose fault is it that the artist counts for so little in the public mind? Has it always been thus? Is there something wrong, perhaps, with the nature of the art work being created in America? Is our system of education lacking in its attitude toward the art product? Should our state and federal governments take a more positive stand toward the cultural development of their citizens?

These are some of the provocative questions which Aaron Copland raises and answers in Copland...
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Book Details
Pages:284
Detailed Subjects: Music / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5 x 8 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:0.688 Pounds
Author Biography
Copland, Aaron (Author)
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Aaron Copland was inspired by a piano recital that he heard at the age of 13. From that point on, he thought earnestly about a career in music. At the age of 14 he began piano lessons, being taught by one of his sisters. He soon demanded and received more formal training. By 1916, Copland knew that he wanted to be a composer. He was accepted as the first student at the newly established music school for Americans in France. There he studied composition and orchestration with Nadia Boulanger.

Supported early in his career by Serge Koussevitzky, Copland employed folk elements in many of his compositions, among them Billy the Kid (1938), Appalachian Spring (1945), and Rodeo (1942). Copland exerted enormous influence on the development of younger American composers by sponsoring concert series, festivals, artistic colonies, and competitions.

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