Aaron Copland: the life and work of an uncommon man
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A candid and fascinating portrait of the American composer.
The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Aaron Copland (1900-1990) became one of America's most beloved and esteemed composers. His work, which includes Fanfare for the Common Man, A Lincoln Portrait, and Appalachian Spring, has been honored by a huge following of devoted listeners.
But the full richness of Copland's life and accomplishments has never, until now, been documented or understood. 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. Furthermore, Pollack presents informed discussions of Copland's music, explaining and clarifying its newness and originality, its aesthetic and social aspects, its distinctive and enduring personality.
"Not only a success in its own right, but a valuable model of what biography can and probably should be. " - Kirkus Reviews
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Pollack, H. (1999). Aaron Copland: the life and work of an uncommon man. New York, Henry Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Pollack, Howard. 1999. Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man. New York, Henry Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Pollack, Howard, Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man. New York, Henry Holt, 1999.
MLA Citation (style guide)Pollack, Howard. Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man. New York, Henry Holt, 1999.
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300 | |a xi, 690 p., [16] p. of plates : |b ill. ; |c 25 cm. | ||
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