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Howard Pollack (1) (1952–)

Author of Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man

For other authors named Howard Pollack, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Howard Pollack

Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man (1999) 106 copies, 1 review

George Gershwin: His Life and Work (2007) 88 copies

Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World (2012) 26 copies

The Ballad of John Latouche: An American Lyricist's Life and Work (2017) 12 copies

Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy (Music in American Life) (2023) 10 copies

Skyscraper Lullaby: The Life and Music of John Alden Carpenter (1995) 6 copies

Harvard Composers: Walter Piston and His Students, from Elliot Carter to Frederic Rzewski (1992) 3 copies

John Alden Carpenter: A CHICAGO COMPOSER (Music in American Life) (2001) 3 copies

Walter Piston (Studies in musicology) (1982) 2 copies

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Birthdate: 1952-03-17
Gender: male
Education: Cornell University
University of Michigan
Occupations: professor (of Music)
Organizations: Moores School of Music, University of Houston
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Places of residence: New York, New York, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
Associated Place (for map): New York, USA

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Aaron Copland: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN UNCOMMON MAN (Music in American Life) by Howard Pollack

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Awards

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ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for Music Writing

Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man (2000)

George Gershwin: His Life and Work (2008)

Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World (Nicolas Slonimsky Award for Outstanding Musical Biography – 2013)

Association for Recorded Sound Collections' Award for Excellence

Samuel Barber: His Life and Legacy (Music in American Life) (Certificate of Merit – Recorded Classical Music – 2024)

ASCAP-Deems Taylor/Virgil Thompson Award

The Ballad of John Latouche: An American Lyricist's Life and Work (Timothy White Award for Outstanding Musical Biography – 2018)

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Works: 9
Members: 256
Popularity: #89,546
Rating: ½ 4.3

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 22
Languages: 1

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