Aaron Copland: A Reader : Selected Writings 1923-1972This book presents a selection of the best writings, of the American composer and music legend Aaron Copland, on a wide variety of topics. It features excerpts from his correspondence and recommendations he wrote for other composers. |
Contents
The American Composer Gets a Break 1935 | 35 |
Musical Imagination in the Americas 1952 | 70 |
Jazz Structure and Influence 1927 | 83 |
Letter on Varèse and the League of Composers 1972 | 91 |
Take Off Those EarMuffs 1949 | 104 |
Second Thoughts on Hollywood 1940 | 111 |
A Note on Young Composers 1935 | 125 |
Introducing Shostakovitch at Dinner 1949 | 132 |
Tanglewoods Future 1952 | 140 |
Defends the Music of Mahler 1925 | 149 |
Schoenbergs Expressionism 1941 1967 | 158 |
Béla Bartók 1941 1967 | 166 |
HIS OWN WORKS | 225 |
PERSONAL | 283 |
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