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Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

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Description for Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man Paperback.
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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
Number of Pages
726
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252069000
SKU
V9780252069000
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Howard Pollack
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.

Reviews for Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man
Winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. "Now is the time for a comprehensive, insightful biography of Aaron Copland, and Howard Pollack has answered the call. . . . This is a professional, open-minded, and understanding look at a composer and a man who epitomized those qualities himself. . . . A book as sober, respectful, and finely ... Read more

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