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    What to Listen For in Music

    Author Aaron Copland
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    Berkley / NAL | Signet
    On sale Feb 01, 2011 | 304 Pages | 9781101513149
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
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    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.
    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. View titles by Aaron Copland
    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

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    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.

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    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. View titles by Aaron Copland

    Table of Contents

    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

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