Music and Imagination
by Aaron Copland
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The six talks were intended as a free improvisation on the general theme of the role imagination plays in the art of music. The first half of the book treats of the musical mind at work in its different capacities as listener, interpreter, or creator. The second half discusses more specifically recent manifestations of the imaginative mind in the music of Europe and the Americas. The lectures were followed in each instance by short concerts. - Preface.Tags
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A delightful compilation of music criticism lectures. With little use of obscure or challenging jargon, the lectures offer critical insight into the creative process. The outcome is inside knowledge about classical music critics and composers.
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Aaron Copland was inspired by a piano recital that he heard at the age of 13. From that point on, he thought earnestly about a career in music. At the age of 14 he began piano lessons, being taught by one of his sisters. He soon demanded and received more formal training. By 1916, Copland knew that he wanted to be a show more composer. He was accepted as the first student at the newly established music school for Americans in France. There he studied composition and orchestration with Nadia Boulanger. Supported early in his career by Serge Koussevitzky, Copland employed folk elements in many of his compositions, among them Billy the Kid (1938), Appalachian Spring (1945), and Rodeo (1942). Copland exerted enormous influence on the development of younger American composers by sponsoring concert series, festivals, artistic colonies, and competitions. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Charles Eliot Norton Lectures (1951-1952)
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- Canonical title
- Music and Imagination
- Original publication date
- 1952
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- Genres
- Music, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Art & Design, Philosophy, History
- DDC/MDS
- 780.1 — Arts & recreation Music Music Philosophy and theory, analytical guides, program notes
- LCC
- ML3853 .C7 — Music Literature on music Literature on music Philosophical and societal aspects of music. Physics Aesthetics
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- English, Japanese, Spanish
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- ISBNs
- 4
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- 6
