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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Now in trade paperback: "The definitive guide to musical enjoyment" (Forum). In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms. Zusammenfassung Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” ( Forum ). In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically! eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Music?I. Rhythm 5. The Four Elements of Music?II. Melody 6. The Four Elements of Music?III. Harmony 7. The Four Elements of Music?IV. Tone Color 8. Musical Texture 9. Musical Structure 10. Fundamental Forms?I. Sectional Form 11. Fundamental Forms?II. Variation Form 12. Fundamental Forms?III. Fugal Form 13. Fundamental Forms?IV. Sonata Form 14. Fundamental Forms?V. 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...
