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1	What to Listen for in Music more books like this by Aaron Copland Aaron Copland, one of the most famous American composers in history, instructs readers in the art of listening to music from the composer's point of view. "What to Listen for in Music" creates the foundation for an intelligent musical appreciation, beginning with such basics as harmony, melody, and rhythm. This latest edition features new sections ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Music and Imagination more books like this by Aaron Copland One of the most forthright and talented of American composers writes here of the part played by the freely imaginative mind in composing, performing, and listening to music. He urges more frequent performance and more sensitive hearing of the music of new composers. He discusses sound media, new and old, and looks toward a musical future in which ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $12.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Charles Ives and Aaron Copland - A Listener's Guide: Parallel Lives Series, No. 1 Their Lives and Their Music more books like this by Daniel Felsenfeld, PH.D., Charles Ives (Composer), Aaron Copland (Composer) This book explains-in vivid picturesque detail-why we still listen with admiration to the work of these men, and how their personalities and the era in which they lived affected their music. The accompanying CD includes a sampling of their music from masterworks such as Appalachian Spring and The Unanswered Question to less common gems and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62!
4	The Selected Correspondence of Aaron Copland more books like this by Aaron Copland, Elizabeth Bergman Crist (Editor), Mr. Wayne Shirley (Editor) This is the first book devoted to the correspondence of composer Aaron Copland, covering his life from age eight to eighty-seven. The chronologically arranged collection includes letters to many significant figures in American twentieth-century music as well as Copland's friends, family, teachers, and colleagues. Selected for readability, interest ... see all copies from $7.23! new only from $7.23! \| SVS
5	Copland. 1900 through 1942 more books like this by Aaron Copland, Vivian Perlis Hailed as important, entertaining, and revealing, Copland: 1900 Through 1942 is the memoir of one of America's most respected and loved musical pioneers. This is the story of a self-described "brash young man from Brooklyn" who went on to become a founding father of "serious" American music with works that include "Appalachian Spring, " "Lincoln ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
6	Copland more books like this by Aaron Copland Copland's music is synonymous with America--exuberant, jazzy, folksy, lyrical and as big as a wide-open prairie. Punctuated with interviews of the people who know him best, here is Copland's own life story. 150 photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Copland on Music more books like this by Aaron Copland see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Copland since 1943 more books like this by Aaron Copland, Vivian Perlis One of America's greatest composers, Aaron Copland (Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid) is famous for movie scores and numerous orchestral and chamber works. Copland: 1900-1942 takes the reader from his childhood through his early championship of American music to his arrival at Tanglewood. 30 black-and-white photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	New Music 1900-1960 more books like this by Aaron Copland see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	Copland - Ballet Suites: The Masterworks Library more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) Now published in The Masterworks Library. Landmark 20th century works from the Boosey & 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 general music enthusiasts. see all copies from $36.00! new only from $37.49!
11	Aaron Copland: A Reader: Selected Writings 1923-1972 more books like this by Aaron Copland, Richard Kostelanetz (Editor), Steve Silverman (Editor) Aaron Copland is one of America's best-known composers and writers on twentieth century music. This volume brings together for the first time the best of his published essays on music, with previously unpublished material from his diaries, letters, and writings to present a complete picture of Copland as a cultural critic. see all copies from $26.89! new only from $33.26!
12	Como Escuchar La Musica by Aaron Copland Este libro es unico en su genero. Aaron Copland es el primer gran compositor que se ocupa de dar a conocer a los lectores legos la tecnica de la composicion musical en un lenguaje sencillo y directo. Dado que escuchar la musica es una capacidad que se adquiere por medio de la experiencia y el aprendizaje, esta edicion nos ofrece una vez mas la ... see all copies from $26.06! new only from $26.07!
13	Appalachian Spring Suite more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) Copland's famous ballet suite has never been published in a solo piano transcription. This new version is idiomatic for the instrument, retaining all the music from the standard 1945 orchestra suite. see all copies from $9.25! new only from $9.25! \| first editions
14	Orchestral Anthology - Volume 1: The Masterworks Library more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) Now published in The Masterworks Library. Landmark 20th century works from the Boosey & 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 general music enthusiasts. Contains: ... see all copies from $36.36! new only from $36.36!
15	Orchestral Anthology - Volume 2: The Masterworks Library more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) Now published in The Masterworks Library. Landmark 20th century works from the Boosey & 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 general music enthusiasts. Contains: ... see all copies from $33.93! new only from $33.93!
16	The Cat and the Mouse more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer), Jane Magrath (Editor) Aaron Copland's "Scherzo Humoristique," written in 1920, is indeed musically humorous as it depicts the skittering rodent and sinister feline in a demanding, but very enjoyable etude setting, using complex 1/16 note patterns, glissando, grace notes, chromatic scale work, and a generous use of the entire keyboard. There are sudden shifts in tempo ... see all copies from $4.99!
17 view cover	Aaron Copland: Art Songs and Arias: High Voice more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) 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 ... see all copies from $12.34! new only from $12.34! \| SVS
18 view cover	Suite from Appalachian Spring: For Violin and Piano more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) Copland's famous ballet suite has never been published in a solo violin and piano transcription. This new version is idiomatic for the violin, retaining all the music from the standard 1945 orchestra suite. see all copies from $10.49! new only from $10.49!
19	The dialogues. more books like this by David Louis Posner, Aaron Copland see all copies from $2.00! signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Copland Piano Collection: 13 Piano Pieces more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) A broad selection of piano works by Aaron Copland, conveniently published in a single volume. Contents: The Cat and the Mouse * Down a Country Lane * Four Piano Blues * In Evening Air * Midsummer Nocturne * Night Thoughts * Passacaglia * Petit Portrait * Piano Sonata * Piano Variations * Three Moods * Midday Thoughts * Proclamation for Piano. see all copies from $14.19! new only from $14.19!
21 view cover	Art Songs and Arias: Medium/Low Voice more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) This collection of 24 songs and arias draws on works that span the composer's lifetime, including his early experimental and mature Americana periods. Contents include: Four Early Songs, Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, arias from The Tender Land and The Second Hurricane, and more. see all copies from $12.34! new only from $12.34!
22	The deserted altar, and other poems. more books like this by David Louis Posner, Aaron Copland see all copies from $5.50! first editions
23	Music and imagination : the Charles Eliot Norton lectures, 1951-1952. by Aaron Copland see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24	Two poems more books like this by Robert Penn Warren see all copies from $122.00! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Aaron Copland: Art Songs and Arias: Medium/Low Voice more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) 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 ... see all copies from $15.88! new only from $15.88! \| SVS

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