Copland
Subtitle: Since 1943
By: by Aaron Copland and Vivian Perlis.
Contributors: Perlis, Vivian.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: November 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 463
Copyright date: 1989 by Aaron Copland and Vivian Perlis
Subjects: Copland, Aaron, 1900-; Composers -- United States -- Biography.
Description: The autobiography of America’s greatest composer is now complete. Taking up where his first volume of memoirs, *Copland: 1900-1942*, left off, Aaron Copland recounts his rise to preeminence in American music. Here he describes the composition of some of his most well-known works: the ballet *Appalachian Spring*, his *Third Symphony*, and *Clarinet Concerto* for Benny Goodman. And he discusses his world travels, second career as a sought-after conductor, and the many fascinating and famous personalities he has encountered over the years. Music historian Vivian Perlis provides interlocking text that places Copland’s narrative in the context of his times and interviews with those who knew Copland, among them Martha Graham, Ned Rorem, and others. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photos and facsimiles of manuscript scores and letters, this is the definitive portrait of the man who, more than any single figure, has defined American music in our time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 428-452) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: ix; title: Preface
pagenum: xi; title: Introduction: Music in Wartime America
pagenum: 1; title: The War Years/1943–1945
pagenum: 11; title: Interlude I
pagenum: 51; title: Across the Americas/1945–1949
pagenum: 59; title: Interlude II
pagenum: 108; title: Around the World/1949–1953
pagenum: 143; title: Interlude III
pagenum: 181; title: The Tender Land/1953–1954
pagenum: 205; title: New Horizons, New Sounds/1954–1957
pagenum: 227; title: Interlude IV
pagenum: 253; title: Russia and the Far East/1957–1960
pagenum: 265; title: Interlude V
pagenum: 304; title: The Music Within/1961–1969
pagenum: 325; title: Interlude VI
pagenum: 363; title: Breaking New Ground/1971–1979
pagenum: 373; title: Interlude VII
pagenum: 399; title: Reflections on a Life in Music
pagenum: 421; title: Notes
pagenum: 428; title: Index
pagenum: 453