Copland, Aaron 1900-1990
Overview
| Works: | 5,294 works in 13,696 publications in 9 languages and 168,865 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Biography Scores Ballets (Music) Autobiographies Symphonies Music Excerpts Drama Suites |
| Roles: | Author, Conductor, Composer, Instrumentalist, Performer, Interviewee, Arranger, Narrator, Editor, Bibliographic antecedent, Speaker, Author of introduction, Commentator, Dedicatee, Dedicator, Creator, Other, Contributor, Restager , Producer, Interviewer |
| Classifications: | ML410.C756, B |
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Most widely held works about
Aaron Copland
- Music for the common man : Aaron Copland during the Depression and war by Elizabeth Bergman Crist( )
- The selected correspondence of Aaron Copland by Aaron Copland( )
- Copland by Aaron Copland( Book )
- Aaron Copland : the life and work of an uncommon man by Howard Pollack( Book )
- Aaron Copland by Arthur Berger( Book )
- Copland by Aaron Copland( Book )
- The music of Aaron Copland by Neil Butterworth( Book )
- Aaron Copland by Mike Venezia( Book )
- Aaron Copland and his world( Book )
- Aaron Copland, his life and times by Arnold Dobrin( Book )
- Aaron Copland : his work and contribution to American music by Julia Smith( Book )
- Aaron Copland's America : a cultural perspective by Gail Levin( Book )
- Aaron Copland : a bio-bibliography by JoAnn Skowronski( Book )
- Aaron Copland : 81st birthday concert at the Library of Congress by Aaron Copland( )
- Aaron Copland : a reader : selected writings 1923-1972 by Aaron Copland( Book )
- Aaron Copland : a guide to research by Marta Robertson( Book )
- Reverberations : interviews with the world's leading musicians by Robert M Jacobson( Book )
- Copland and the American sound by David Kennard( Visual )
- On Aaron Copland : the man and his music by Aaron Copland( )
- The American Stravinsky : the style and aesthetics of Copland's new American music, the early works, 1921-1938 by Gayle Minetta Murchison( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Aaron Copland
What to listen for in music by
Aaron Copland(
Book
)
210 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 4,612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explains how to listen from the composers point of view
210 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 4,612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explains how to listen from the composers point of view
Billy the Kid : ballet suite by
Aaron Copland(
)
200 editions published between 1920 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 4,065 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A pioneer celebration in spring around a newly-built farmhouse in the Pennsylvania hills in the early part of the last century. The bride-to-be and the young farmer-husband enact the emotions, joyful and apprehensive, their new domestic partnership invites. An older neighbor suggests now and then the rocky confidence of experience. A revivalist and his followers remind the new householders of the strange and terrible aspects of human fate. At the end, the couple are left quiet and strong in their new house."--Summarized by Edwin Denby (Copland's librettist for the 1937 high school opera The Second Hurricane) and as reported of the New York premiere in the Herald Tribune of May 15, 1945
200 editions published between 1920 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 4,065 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A pioneer celebration in spring around a newly-built farmhouse in the Pennsylvania hills in the early part of the last century. The bride-to-be and the young farmer-husband enact the emotions, joyful and apprehensive, their new domestic partnership invites. An older neighbor suggests now and then the rocky confidence of experience. A revivalist and his followers remind the new householders of the strange and terrible aspects of human fate. At the end, the couple are left quiet and strong in their new house."--Summarized by Edwin Denby (Copland's librettist for the 1937 high school opera The Second Hurricane) and as reported of the New York premiere in the Herald Tribune of May 15, 1945
Copland conducts Copland by
Aaron Copland(
Recording
)
101 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 2,933 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
101 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 2,933 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music and imagination by
Aaron Copland(
Book
)
102 editions published between 1952 and 1980 in English and Dutch and held by 2,106 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
102 editions published between 1952 and 1980 in English and Dutch and held by 2,106 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
Copland on music by
Aaron Copland(
Book
)
56 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,053 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
56 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,053 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The new music, 1900-1960 by
Aaron Copland(
Book
)
31 editions published between 1968 and 1969 in English and Spanish and held by 1,570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The composer provides an introduction to the formative musical ideas of our century, and a survey of recent and current trends
31 editions published between 1968 and 1969 in English and Spanish and held by 1,570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The composer provides an introduction to the formative musical ideas of our century, and a survey of recent and current trends
El Salón México : popular type dance hall in Mexico City by
Aaron Copland(
)
109 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
109 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Appalachian spring by
Aaron Copland(
Recording
)
156 editions published between 1950 and 2016 in 7 languages and held by 1,457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two pieces for string orchestra. Hoe down from Rodeo
156 editions published between 1950 and 2016 in 7 languages and held by 1,457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two pieces for string orchestra. Hoe down from Rodeo
Old American songs, newly arranged by
Aaron Copland(
)
89 editions published between 1950 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
89 editions published between 1950 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symphony for organ and orchestra by
Aaron Copland(
)
78 editions published between 1928 and 1996 in 6 languages and held by 1,261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
78 editions published between 1928 and 1996 in 6 languages and held by 1,261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Concerto for clarinet and string orchestra, with harp and piano by
Aaron Copland(
)
79 editions published between 1948 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new edition of Copland's Clarinet concerto, which he composed at the request of Benny Goodman. After Copland completed the work, Goodman suggested some changes. This edition contains the published version as approved by Goodman, as well as ossias indicating Copland's original intentions as indicated in his 1948 manuscript
79 editions published between 1948 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A new edition of Copland's Clarinet concerto, which he composed at the request of Benny Goodman. After Copland completed the work, Goodman suggested some changes. This edition contains the published version as approved by Goodman, as well as ossias indicating Copland's original intentions as indicated in his 1948 manuscript
The tender land : opera in 3 acts by
Aaron Copland(
)
53 editions published between 1954 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
53 editions published between 1954 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
William Wyler's The heiress by
William Wyler(
Visual
)
18 editions published between 1949 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Olivia De Havilland plays wealthy spinster Catherine Sloper, the only heir to her stern father's (Sir Ralph Richardson) vast estate. When a dashing fortune hunter named Morris Townsend (Montgomery Clift) wants her to elope, her father threatens her with disinheritance. On the eve of their marriage Townsend deserts her. Seven years later Morris returns, and a bitter, wiser Catherine plots her revenge
18 editions published between 1949 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Olivia De Havilland plays wealthy spinster Catherine Sloper, the only heir to her stern father's (Sir Ralph Richardson) vast estate. When a dashing fortune hunter named Morris Townsend (Montgomery Clift) wants her to elope, her father threatens her with disinheritance. On the eve of their marriage Townsend deserts her. Seven years later Morris returns, and a bitter, wiser Catherine plots her revenge
Christopher and his kind, 1929-1939 by
Christopher Isherwood(
Book
)
1 edition published in 1976 in English and held by 1,110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This memoir covers the most memorable ten years in the writer's life- from 1929, when Isherwood left England to spend a week in Berlin and decided to stay there indefinitely, to 1939 when he arrived in America. The author describes his life in gay Berlin of the 1930s and his struggles to save his companiion, a German man named Heinz, from the Nazis. An engrossing and dramatic story and a fascinating glimpse into a little-known world, this book remains one of Isherwood's greatest achievements."
1 edition published in 1976 in English and held by 1,110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This memoir covers the most memorable ten years in the writer's life- from 1929, when Isherwood left England to spend a week in Berlin and decided to stay there indefinitely, to 1939 when he arrived in America. The author describes his life in gay Berlin of the 1930s and his struggles to save his companiion, a German man named Heinz, from the Nazis. An engrossing and dramatic story and a fascinating glimpse into a little-known world, this book remains one of Isherwood's greatest achievements."
The tender land by
Aaron Copland(
Recording
)
53 editions published between 1960 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,085 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Die Handlung der Oper spielt in den Dreissigerjahren auf einer Farm in einem ländlichen Gebiet der USA. Laurie feiert den Abschluss ihrer Schulzeit und verliebt sich in den Herumtreiber Martin. Doch während Martin für Laurie Freiheit und Abenteuer repräsentiert, bedeutet Laurie für Martin Sesshaftigkeit und Sicherheit. Beide verlassen am Schluss die Farm getrennt
53 editions published between 1960 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,085 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Die Handlung der Oper spielt in den Dreissigerjahren auf einer Farm in einem ländlichen Gebiet der USA. Laurie feiert den Abschluss ihrer Schulzeit und verliebt sich in den Herumtreiber Martin. Doch während Martin für Laurie Freiheit und Abenteuer repräsentiert, bedeutet Laurie für Martin Sesshaftigkeit und Sicherheit. Beide verlassen am Schluss die Farm getrennt
Quiet city : for strings, trumpet and English horn (or oboe) by
Aaron Copland(
)
87 editions published between 1939 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,056 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
87 editions published between 1939 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,056 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Concerto for piano and orchestra by
Aaron Copland(
)
68 editions published between 1929 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,055 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
68 editions published between 1929 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,055 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Concerto for piano and orchestra ; Music for the theatre : suite in five parts for small orchestra by
Aaron Copland(
Recording
)
53 editions published between 1958 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 1,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
53 editions published between 1958 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 1,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Copland the populist by
Aaron Copland(
Recording
)
19 editions published between 1996 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 978 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1996 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 978 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Third symphony by
Aaron Copland(
)
39 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 956 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
39 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 956 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Bernstein, Leonard 1918-1990 Interviewee Arranger Performer Conductor Author Editor Creator Narrator Instrumentalist Composer
- New York Philharmonic Performer Instrumentalist Musician
- London Symphony Orchestra Performer Instrumentalist Musician
- Crist, Elizabeth Bergman Author Editor
- Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
- Dickinson, Emily 1830-1886 Other Lyricist
- Slatkin, Leonard Conductor Performer Author Composer
- Tilson Thomas, Michael 1944- Conductor Performer Commentator Narrator
- Ashbery, John 1927-2017 Author
- Perlis, Vivian Author of introduction Production personnel Author Editor
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Aaron Copeland
Aaron Copland 1900-1990)
Aaron Copland americký skladatel
Aaron Copland Amerikaans dirigent (1900-1990)
Aaron Copland amerikai zeneszerző, zenepedagógus és karmester
Aaron Copland compositeur américain
Aaron Copland compositor de música clásica y de cine estadounidense
Aaron Copland compositore statunitense
Aaron Copland kompozytor amerykański
Aaron Copland US-amerikanischer Komponist
Aaron Copland yhdysvaltalainen säveltäjä
Aaronn Copland
Aron Koplend
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Koplends, Arons 1900-1990
Kōpurando, Āron, 1900-1990
Άαρον Κόπλαντ Αμερικανός συνθέτης, καθηγητής σύνθεσης, συγγραφέας και διευθυντής ορχήστρας
Аарон Копленд
Копланд, Аарон, 1900-1990
Копленд, Аарон
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אהרן קופלנד
קופלנד, אהרן 1900-1990
آرون كوبلاند
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アーロン・コープランド
コープランド
コープランド, アーロン
コープランド, アーロン, 1900-1990
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