What to Listen For in Music
$21.04
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2011
Summary
A superb analysis of how to listen to music intelligently.
Legendary composer Aaron Copland raises two basic questions:
- Are you hearing everything that is going on?
- Are you really being sensitive to it?
If you cannot answer yes to both questions, you owe it to yourself to read this book. Whether you listen to Mozart or Duke Ellington, Copland’s provocative suggestions for listening to music from his point of view will bring you a deeper appreciati…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451531766 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0451531760 |
| Author: | Aaron Copland |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Signet Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 150g |
| Dimensions: | 172mm x 105mm |
| Series: | Signet Classics (Hardcover) |
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About The Author
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland’s well-known and highly regarded compositions, performed and recorded extensively throughout the world, include the Pulitzer Prize-winning ballet Appalachian Spring, as well as Billy the Kid, Rodeo, Lincoln Portrait, and the film scores of Our Town and The Heiress. On being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 1986, Copland was praised for his “uniquely American music that reflects the very soul and experience of our people.” During his career, Copland taught composition at Harvard and the Berkshire Music Center, lectured all over the United States, and wrote Our New Music and Music and Imagination. He died in 1990.
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