Aaron Copland : The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

Pollack, Howard

ISBN 10: 0252069005 / ISBN 13: 9780252069000

Edité par University of Illinois Press, 2000

N° de réf. du vendeur 590413-n

Synopsis :

One of America's most beloved and accomplished composers, Aaron Copland played a crucial role in American music's coming of age. Indeed, Copland masterworks like Appalachian Spring and A Lincoln Portrait only begin to tell the epic story of a career spent composing a wealth of music for opera, ballet, chorus, orchestra, chamber ensemble, band, radio, and film.

Howard Pollack's expansive biography examines Copland's long list of accomplishments while also telling the story of the composer's musical development, political sympathies, personal life, relationships as an openly gay man, and tireless encouragement of younger composers. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize and an Academy Award, Copland played a vital role in the Yaddo Festival and as a beloved teacher at Tanglewood, Harvard, and the New School for Social Research. He turned to conducting later in life and via tours promoted American classical music overseas while taking it to appreciative audiences across the United States.

À propos de l'auteur: Howard Pollack is John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Music at the University of Houston. His books include George Gershwin: His Life and Work and The Ballad of John Latouche: An American Lyricist's Life and Work.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Aaron Copland : The Life and Work of an ...
Éditeur : University of Illinois Press
Date d'édition : 2000
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New