Whether they listen to Mozart or Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland invites readers to ask two basic questions: Are they hearing everything that is going on? Are they really being sensitive to it? With his provocative suggestions, Aaron Copland guides readers through a deeper appreciation of the most rewarding of all art forms.
Whether they listen to Mozart or Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland invites readers to ask two basic questions: Are they hearing everything that is going on? Are they really being sensitive to it? With his provocative suggestions, Aaron Copland guides readers through a deeper appreciation of the most rewarding of all art forms.
Aaron Copland’s well-known and highly regarded compositions, performed and recorded extensively throughout the world, include the Pulitzer Prize–winning ballet Appalachian Spring, as well as Billy the Kid, Rodeo, Lincoln Portrait, and the film scores of Our Town and The Heiress. On being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 1986, Copland was praised for his “uniquely American music that reflects the very soul and experience of our people.” During his career, Copland taught composition at Harvard and the Berkshire Music Center, lectured all over the United States, and wrote Our New Music and Music and Imagination. He died in 1990.
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What to Listen for in MusicAaron Copland: America's Musical Voice Foreword Introduction Author's Note for the 1957 Edition Preface Acknowledgments 1. Preliminaries 2. How We Listen 3. The Creative Process in Music 4. The Four Elements of MusicI. Rhythm 5. The Four Elements of MusicII. Melody 6. The Four Elements of MusicIII. Harmony 7. The Four Elements of MusicIV. Tone Color 8. Musical Texture 9. Musical Structure 10. Fundamental FormsI. Sectional Form 11. Fundamental FormsII. Variation Form 12. Fundamental FormsIII. Fugal Form 13. Fundamental FormsIV. Sonata Form 14. Fundamental FormsV. Free Forms 15. Opera and Music Drama 16. Contemporary Music 17. Film Music 18. From Composer to Interpreter to Listener Epilogue: "Since Then" Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Suggested Bibliography for Further Reading Index
What to Listen for in MusicAaron Copland: America's Musical Voice Foreword Introduction Author's Note for the 1957 Edition Preface Acknowledgments 1. Preliminaries 2. How We Listen 3. The Creative Process in Music 4. The Four Elements of MusicI. Rhythm 5. The Four Elements of MusicII. Melody 6. The Four Elements of MusicIII. Harmony 7. The Four Elements of MusicIV. Tone Color 8. Musical Texture 9. Musical Structure 10. Fundamental FormsI. Sectional Form 11. Fundamental FormsII. Variation Form 12. Fundamental FormsIII. Fugal Form 13. Fundamental FormsIV. Sonata Form 14. Fundamental FormsV. Free Forms 15. Opera and Music Drama 16. Contemporary Music 17. Film Music 18. From Composer to Interpreter to Listener Epilogue: "Since Then" Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Suggested Bibliography for Further Reading Index
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