The American Stravinsky : the style and aesthetics of Copland's new American music, the early works, 1921-1938

The American Stravinsky : the style and aesthetics of Copland's new American music, the early works, 1921-1938 /

One of the country's most enduringly successful composers, Aaron Copland created a distinctively American style and aesthetic in works for a diversity of genres and mediums, including ballet, opera, and film. Also active as a critic, mentor, advocate, and concert organizer, he played a decisive...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murchison, Gayle Minetta
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Copland, Aaron, > 1900-1990 > Criticism and interpretation.
Stravinsky, Igor, > 1882-1971 > Influence.
Copland, Aaron, > 1900-1990
Stravinsky, Igor, > 1882-1971
Music > United States > European influences > History > 20th century.
Music / History & Criticism.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Music
Electronic book.
technical reports.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Technical reports.
Rapports techniques.
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Table of Contents:
  • Scherzo humoristique (Cat and mouse) : Copland's American Petrushka and his debt to Stravinsky
  • Boulanger and compositional maturity
  • Popular music and jazz : authentic or Ersatz?
  • Paris and jazz : French neoclassicism and the new modern American music
  • Back in the United States : popular music, jazz, and the new American music
  • European influence beyond Stravinsky and les Six : Hába and Schoenberg
  • Toward a new national music during the 1930s : Copland's populism, accessible style, and folk and popular music
  • Copland's journey left
  • "Folk" music and the popular front : El salón México
  • Billy the Kid
  • A vision for American music
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