Copland connotations : studies and interviews / edited by Peter Dickinson ; with a foreword by H. Wiley Hitchcock.
| Other author | Dickinson, Peter, 1934- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2002. |
| Description | xviii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Copland and his context. Copland and the 'Boulangerie' / Mark DeVoto -- Copland and the 'Jazz boys' / David Schiff -- Copland, the west and American identity / Jessica Barr -- Copland and music for dance: questioning fundamental assumptions / Marta Robertson -- Copland on Hollywood / Sally Bick -- Part II. Copland, performers and other composers. Aaron Copland and John Kirkpatrick: 'dear John, can you help me out?' / Vivian Perils -- Copland, Gershwin and the American landscape / Howard Pollack -- Copland, Ives and gambling with the future / Larry Starr -- Part III. Studies of individual works. Speaking to whom? Modernism, middlebrow and Copland's Short Symphony / Jennifer DeLapp -- Simple gifts and complex accretions / William Brooks -- Expanding horizons: sexuality and the re-zoning of The Tender Land / Daniel E. Mathers -- Technique and rhetoric in the Piano Fantasy / Arnold Whitall -- Part IV. Responses to Copland. Copland and the Broadway sound / Stephen Banfield -- Copland's earlier British connections / Peter Dickinson -- Open forum discussion / Stephen Banfield, William Brooks, Anthony Burton, Peter Dickinson (chair), David Nicholls, Bayan Northcott and Arnold Whittall -- Part V. Two interview with Aaron Copland (1976). |
| Abstract | The contributors to this book--both American and British--include the leading figures in Copland studies. Pre-eminent among these is Vivian Perlis, whose two-volume memoirs were written in collaboration with the composer himself; then Howard Pollack, whose substantial biography of Copland has been acclaimed; and also other established specialists in American music such as Stephen Banfield, William Brooks, Mark DeVoto, Peter Dickinson, David Schiff, Larry Starr and the distinguished analyst Arnold Whittall. Brilliant studies from young scholars are a special feature--Jessica Burr, Jennifer DeLapp, Sally Bick, Daniel E. Mathers and Marta Robertson. These all offer exciting new perspectives on Copland's work; unique reflections on his private life; and indicate the undoubted vitality of his appeal to future generations. The British-based team of authors, along with Anthony Burton, David Nicholls and Bayan Northcott, engages in a lively open forum discussion covering many issues in connection with Copland and his work. And finally this book brings Copland himself into the picture by providing transcriptions of two previously unpublished interviews Copland gave to Peter Dickinson at Keele University in 1976. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2002003944 |
| ISBN | 0851159028 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.C756 C66 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |