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1	What to Listen for in Music more books like this by Aaron Copland add to wishlist 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 $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Copland. 1900 through 1942 more books like this by Aaron Copland, Vivian Perlis add to wishlist 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 $7.77! \| 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) add to wishlist Ives and Copeland did not influence each other, but they each helped to define and build a place for American music and composers in the pantheon of classical music, which had been European-dominated until that time. This CD with book lays a foundation for a broader knowledge and understanding of American music in the 20th century overall. 1 CD. see all copies from $2.46! new only from $2.87! \| first editions
4	Copland more books like this by Aaron Copland add to wishlist 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 $20.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Copland on Music more books like this by Aaron Copland add to wishlist see all copies from $2.01! new only from $14.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Selected Correspondence of Aaron Copland more books like this by Aaron Copland, Elizabeth Bergman Crist (Editor), Mr. Wayne Shirley (Editor) add to wishlist 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 $5.94! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Aaron Copland: Old American Songs Complete: Medium Voice more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist The two sets of Old American Songs are beloved, standard vocal literature. This edition combines the original Medium Voice sets in one publication. Transposed editions also available: (48018783 High Voice, $14.99 48018784 Low Voice, $14.99) see all copies from $8.00! new only from $8.47!
8	Aaron Copland: A Reader: Selected Writings 1923-1972 more books like this by Aaron Copland, Richard Kostelanetz (Editor), Steve Silverman (Editor) add to wishlist 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 $5.25! new only from $26.95! \| first editions
9	Copland since 1943 more books like this by Aaron Copland, Vivian Perlis add to wishlist 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
10	Appalachian Spring Suite more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist 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 $8.44! new only from $8.44! \| first editions
11	Copland - Ballet Suites: The Masterworks Library more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist 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: ... see all copies from $33.53! new only from $33.53!
12 view cover	Como Escuchar La Musica by Aaron Copland add to wishlist 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 $7.95! new only from $7.95!
13 view cover	Aaron Copland: Art Songs and Arias: High Voice more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist 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 $9.97! new only from $9.97! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Copland Piano Collection: 13 Piano Pieces more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist 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 $12.90! new only from $12.90!
15 view cover	Art Songs and Arias: Medium/Low Voice more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist 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 $11.23! new only from $11.23!
16 view cover	Copland for Flute more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $5.65! new only from $5.65!
17 view cover	Suite from Appalachian Spring: For Violin and Piano more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist 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 $9.56! new only from $9.56!
18 view cover	Concerto: For Clarinet and Piano Reduction more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist Originally scored for clarinet and string orchestra (with harp and piano), this concerto was composed for Benny Goodman in 1948. Duration: c. 18 minutes see all copies from $11.23! new only from $11.23!
19	Orchestral Anthology - Volume 2: The Masterworks Library more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist Contents: Quiet City * Lincoln Portrait * Danzon Cubano * Clarinet Concerto * Three Latin-American Sketches. see all copies from $30.76! new only from $30.76!
20 view cover	Music and Imagination more books like this by Aaron Copland add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Orchestral Anthology - Volume 1: The Masterworks Library more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist Contents: Old American Songs (Complete) * Piano Concerto * John Henry. see all copies from $89.52! new only from $99.00!
22	The Cat and the Mouse more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer), Jane Magrath (Editor) add to wishlist 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 $4.79!
23	New Music 1900-1960 more books like this by Aaron Copland add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Aaron Copland: Old American Songs Complete: Low Voice more books like this by Aaron Copland (Composer) add to wishlist The two sets of Old American Songs are beloved, standard vocal literature. This edition combines both sets in one publication, available for the first time with a CD of piano accompaniments. see all copies from $12.92! new only from $12.92!
25	The dialogues. more books like this by David Louis Posner, Aaron Copland add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! signed copies \| first editions

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