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Zusatztext " Frontier Figures tempts us with a great deal of fascinating information and interpretation, and triggers even more questions about the development of American music." Informationen zum Autor Beth E. Levy is Associate Professor of Music at the University of California! Davis. Klappentext "Beth Levy has written an elegant work of depth and breadth that gives generous space to the idea of the American West. Her discussions of more than a dozen composers and their works-some usual suspects! others rather unexpected-reveal the 'varied musical ecosystems of the west.' Levy takes us with her on the trail in prose that is by turns pithy and poetic! but always spot on."-Denise Von Glahn! author of The Sounds of Place: Music and the American Cultural Landscape "Big and bold as the terrain it covers! Beth Levy's Frontier Figures takes us on a gratifying road trip! traversing American 'classical' compositions that conjure up landscapes from the Middle West to the shores of the Pacific. En route! we encounter many now-famous composers! such as Aaron Copland! Roy Harris! and Virgil Thomson! along with others who have faded from view. Throughout! Levy treats the 'West' as both geographic location and mythologized ideal! demonstrating its power on the American musical imagination."-Carol Oja! author of Making Music Modern: New York in the 1920s . Zusammenfassung Examining the work of such composers as Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Virgil Thomson, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Arthur Farwell, this title addresses questions of regionalism, race, and representation as well as changing relationships to the natural world to highlight the intersections between classical music and the diverse worlds of Indians. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: The Course of Empire Chapter 1. The Wa-Wan and the West Chapter 2. Western Democracy! Western Landscapes! Western Music Part Two. Western Encounters: Charles Wakefield Cadman and Others Chapter 3. Encountering Indians Chapter 4. Staging the West Part Three. American Pastorals Chapter 5. West of Eden Chapter 6. Power in the Land Chapter 7. Harvest Home Part Four. Roy Harris: Provincial Cowboy! White Hope Chapter 8. How Roy Harris Became Western Chapter 9. Manifest Destiny Chapter 10. The Composer as Folk Singer Part Five. Aaron Copland: From Orient to Occident Chapter 11. The Saga of the Prairies Chapter 12. Communal Song! Cosmopolitan Song Chapter 13. Copland and the Cinematic West Conclusion: On the Trail Notes Selected Bibliography Index ...
