Aaron Copland: A Reader: Selected Writings 1923-1972

ISBN-13: 9780415939409 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 368 str.

Aaron Copland; Richard Kostelanetz; Steve Silverman

Opis

Aaron Copland is one of America's best-known composers and writers on twentieth century music. This volume brings together for the first time the best of his published essays on music, with previously unpublished material from his diaries, letters, and writings to present a complete picture of Copland as a cultural critic.

Recenzje

"These aren't just two superb source books about cornerstone figures in American music, they are, themselves, indelible contributions to the very idea of American culture and how it got that way." -- Buffalo News

O autorze

Richard Kostelanetz has edited over 40 collections of essays on American culture, ranging in subject matter from avant-garde fiction to collections of critical writings on John Cage and Frank Zappa. He is also a published critic, writer, and artist.