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Piano Accompaniment available separately (48002531).Contents: Simple Gifts * I've Heard an Organ Talk Sometimes * Vieux Poeme * I Bought Me a Cat * Laurie's Song * Billy and His Sweetheart * Dirge in Woods * Zion's Walls * Ching-a-Ring Chaw * The Little Horses * Going to Heaven! * Fanfare for the Common Man. ... Read more

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Originally scored for clarinet and string orchestra (with harp and piano), this concerto was composed for Benny Goodman in 1948. Duration: c. 18 minutes ... Read more

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The two sets of Old American Songs are beloved, standard vocal literature. This edition combines them in one publication, and also transposes them from the original Medium Voice keys both up for High Voice, and down for Low Voice. The original Medium Voice publications remain available. ... Read more

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21 art songs, plus 4 arias in the High Voice volume, or 3 arias in the Medium/Low Voice volume. Art song contents for both High and Medium/Low Voice: Dirge in Woods * Old Poel * Pastorale * Poet's Song * Vocalise * Four Early Songs; Night * A Summer Vacation * My Heart Is in the East * Alone * Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson (complete; original keys retained for both High and Medium/Low). Arias in the High Voice edition: Laurie's Song (The Tender Land) * Martin's Song (The Tender Land) * The sun is coming up (The Tender Land) * Queenie's Song (The Second Hurricane) * Arias in the Medium/Low edition: Ma's Song (The Tender Land) * Fat's Song (The Second Hurricane) * Gyp's Song (The Second Hurricane). ... Read more

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The best in 20th Century American Art Song literature
When it comes to American art song repertoire, Aaron Copland sets the standard for all others. This is pretty much the best and most complete selection of Copeland art songs and high-voice arias that I was able to find.This edition includes the Emily Dickinson songs and his vocalise that is not readily available in other compilations. this book is worth every penny or the selection of music it offers.It is an essential component of every soprano's library.

The difficulty of this 20th Century American Art Song repertoire is deceptive, since the music mirrors the trend of minimalism that was so prevelant during the time that Copland was composing.The pieces use a wide range of atonal melodies and open fourths and fifths to create what might be seen as a dissonant sound.

The Dickinson poems are a barely-connected cycle of songs based on twelve poems written by the beloved poet, Emily Dickinson.The vocal tricks used by Copland include a sort of hockett ("hick-up"), jumps of a tenth, and a sparse accompaniament that leaves the voice quite exposed.In order to sing these pieces (which the composer wished to be sung in a cycle, or back-to-back), the vocalist must have a solid technique, excellent pitch accuracy and great interpretative abilities.It would be a great benefit for any soloist to add the entire cycle to their repertoire in order to have it available for use as a focal or pivotal point of a recital. ... Read more

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Designed to take a player with basic reading skills to an advanced level of jazz drumming. Contains six sections, each with 10 pages of exercises. Includes: Eighth-Note Patterns Between the Snare and Bass Drum; Triplet Patterns Between the Snare and Bass Drum; and more. Can be used alone or with Volume 1. ... Read more

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Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Heckscher Museum in Huntington, New York, this fresh and engaging look at a great American composer reveals a little-known but critically important passion in his life: cherished friendships with some of the most remarkable artists of the twentieth century, many of whom had a significant influence on Copland's music throughout his long and illustrious career.There are two essays, one that focuses on Copland's interactions with the art world (visual and otherwise), the other on his music. The book looks at how the composer's fascination with folk and popular culture, native arts, jazz, cinema, and the search for an American national art gave form to his music, which sprang not only from his personal talent but also from connections to the powerful creative forces around him. Also documented are Copland's friendships with painters such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Diego Rivera; choreographers Martha Graham and Agnes de Mille; and writers Hart Crane, Gertrude Stein, and others.Appalachian Spring and other great Copland works are discussed in context, with photos of ballets and films for which Copland composed included. Paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures by Picasso, de Kooning, Noguchi, and others suggest the parallels between Copland's genius and that of his fellow artists. ... Read more

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Copland Illuminated by his Cultural Context
This book reproduces the paintings & fills in the story ofAaron Copland's friendships & interactions with the world of the the arts, from his visits to the Brooklyn Museum, Paris, & adventures in New York. A lively & informative review of the show for which the book is a catalogue & interpretive essay, appeared in the New York Times, written by John Russell: [December 22, 2000, Friday] ART REVIEW; Fanfare for Copland, A Fervent Adventurer By JOHN RUSSELLSource: The New York Times Section: Leisure/Weekend Desk [1007 words] Abstract: John Russell reviews Heckscher Museum exhibit illustrating America of composer Aaron Copland. [photo (M)]-------------------------------------------------------------------Lead Paragraph: To walk through ''Aaron Copland's America'' at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, on Long Island, is a considerable adventure. The exhibition is a biographical study of one of the best-loved American composers of the 20th century. But it is much more: a freewheeling, farsearching trawl through an America that, though vital to Copland, was not his only concern......Born in 1900, Copland lived until near the end of a tumultuous century. He lived more than one of that century's adventures. As a younger American composer, John Adams, said last year, Copland "reached his maturity at the same point that the country was seriously searching for its own cultural identity." He added: "Copland, like Robert Frost and Edward Hopper, found a way of expressing in the most simple and direct language deeply felt intuitions about the American experience." [full review available from NYTimes archive] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- What I found moving was the way the book shows what kinds of music, art, ideas were exciting people as Copland matured & how he got into the swim, indeed helped to shape it. For me the music becomes more exciting because the book gives it a context &illustrates & evokes the culture in which Copland made his way.

Copland is great, the book could be better
Copland is one of the great american composers. This book makes an effort to capture that perspective in the written word but falls somewhat short. Listen to music for music don't read about it. This book is enjoyable to the huge copland fans who crave everything that has his name on it, but in general is not all to interesting otherwise. ... Read more

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Now published in The Masterworks Library. Landmark 20th century works from the Boosey and Hawkes catalogue available for the first time in full score format at pocket score prices with introductory notes, illustrations and photographs. Ideal for students, conductors, performers, libraries, CD collectors and generalmusic enthusiasts. Contains: Billy the Kid Suite. Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo and Appalachian Spring. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on January 2, 2000. The length of the article is 945 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Música: Para festejar a Copland.(Aaron Copland, músico)(TT: Music: to celebrate Copland.)(TA: Aaron Copland, musician)
Author: José Antonio Alcaraz
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 2, 2000
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Page: 61

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