num_pages: 402
description: Hailed as important entertaining and revealing Copland: 1900 Through 1942 is the memoir of one of America's most respected and loved musical pioneers. This is the story of a self-described brash young man from Brooklyn who went on to become a founding father of serious American music with works that include Appalachian Spring  Lincoln Portrait  the movie scores for Of Mice and Men and Our Town  and numerous orchestral and chamber works. The book charts his early years.The celebrations marking Aaron Copland's centenary will include numerous musical festivals such as the Tanglewood Festival The New York City Opera the American Musical Festival The Library of Congress and more.
language: English
title: Copland: 1900 Through 1942
publisher: St. Martin's Press