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| Title | : | Aaron Copland: The Life & Work of an Uncommon Man |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805049096 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 702 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
AN AWESOME WORK ON ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST COMPOSERS Steven H Propp Howard Pollack has written a large, immensely-detailed, and very moving biography of a marvelous composer. Copland (1900-1990) was Jewish (Copland later wrote that his parents were "more traditional than religious, but observant"), and Pollack notes that "if Copland was discreet about his Jewish background, he never hid it either. (T)hroughout his life, Copland spoke warmly of the Jewish traditions he had grown up with." Copland was not traditionally religious, however: "He occasionally referred to God but he app. "Great approach and thorough biography" according to Jeff Sackmann. When Pollack wrote this book, Copland desperately needed a biographer, and for a initial comprehensive effort, Pollack's book more than fills the bill.The book is a hefty 550 pages, not counting notes and index, but its unorthodox organization--the chapters are chronological, alternating, for example, a history of a few works with an analysis of some aspect of Copland's life--keeps the story moving. In fact, this organizational gambit is about the only thing that makes a life so sprawling as Copland's manageable. . "Modish in parts, but still an essential guide to Copland" according to R. J. Stove. Whilst Esquire as early as 19Modish in parts, but still an essential guide to Copland R. J. Stove Whilst Esquire as early as 1948 called Copland "America's No. 1 Composer", secondary Copland literature (which, given Copland's habitat and distinction, one automatically credits with a forest-wrecking amplitude) proves surprisingly scarce. The first words of Pollack's own book are, in part: "For many years I took Copland for granted he remained a shadowy figure at some distance from the central concerns of myself, my classmates and my teachers".Amazingly, between 1955 and the present volume not a single comprehe. 8 called Copland "America's No. 1 Composer", secondary Copland literature (which, given Copland's habitat and distinction, one automatically credits with a forest-wrecking amplitude) proves surprisingly scarce. The first words of Pollack's own book are, in part: "For many years I took Copland for granted he remained a shadowy figure at some distance from the central concerns of myself, my classmates and my teachers".Amazingly, between 1955 and the present volume not a single comprehe
"A Jewish, homosexual, liberal New Yorker, he became a national hero." Moving forward in a generally chronological manner, the narrative mixes two kinds of chapters. Some pursue themes over time: his feelings about European music (he adored Stravinsky, was ambivalent about Mozart), his political commitments (which got him into trouble during the McCarthy era), and his relationships with fellow composers and a host of nonmusical artists all equally determined to give America its own distinctive culture. Opening with a 12-page chapter that gives a sharper impression of the great American composer's personality than many full-length books, this superb biography goes from strength to strength as it elucidates Aaron Copland's background, beliefs, affiliations, and achievements. --Wendy Smith. "A participant in the avant-garde, he wrote works of popular appeal," comments the author. Music historian Howard Pollack depicts Copland (1900-90) as a man whose
Howard Pollack's meticulously researched and engrossing biography explores the symphony of Copland's life: his childhood in Brooklyn; his homosexuality; Paris in the early 1920s; the Alfred Stieglitz circle; his experimentation with jazz; the communist witch trials; Hollywood in the forties; public disappointment with his later, intellectual work; and his struggle with Alzheimer's disease. But the full richness of Copland's life and accomplishments has never, until now, been documented or understood. A candid and fasc
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