Ives and Copland : a listener's guide / Daniel Felsenfeld.
| Author/creator | Felsenfeld, Daniel |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Pompton Plains, NJ : Amadeus Press ; Milwaukee, Wisc. : Distributed by Hal Leonard, 2004. |
| Description | x, 156 pages ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.) |
| Subjects |
| Cover title | Charles Ives and Aaron Copland : a listener's guide |
| Series | Parallel lives series ; no. 1 Parallel lives series ; no. 1. ^A590094 |
| Contents | How to listen -- Part 1. Biographical sketches. Aaron Copland. Young American ; Copland the cosmopolitan ; Native son ; Modernist, populist, and all the steps between ; The wild west and Hollywood ; The war years ; From folk songs to tone-rows -- Charles Ives. "Don't pay too much attention to the sounds, you may miss the music" ; Ives at Yale: "As good a song as you could write" ; Life in poverty flat ; The new life ; Insurance and the development of modern music ; "Watchman, tell us of the night" -- Part 2. Listening to music. Aaron Copland. Concerto for clarinet and string orchestra, with harp and piano ; Appalachian Spring (ballet for Martha) ; El Salon Mexico ; Piano Variations ; Billy the Kid (suite) -- Charles Ives. The Unanswered Question ; "Memories" ; "General William Booth enters into heaven" ; Three Places in New England: II. "Putnam's camp" ; The Concord Sonata -- Part 3. Aspects of Copland and Ives. Copland the progressive ; Copland and identity ; Copland's patriotism questioned ; Ives vs. Rollo ; The case of Mr. Ives ; The composers as authors. |
| Abstract | Charles Ives and Aaron Copland are two composers whose works define what is now considered to be the "American sound" in classical music. Though they couldn't have been more different in disposition, these two brilliant minds helped shape the musical consciousness of an entire era. This book explains 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. Guided listenings deliver a comprehensive account of exactly how the pieces work. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-153). |
| LCCN | 2004018848 |
| ISBN | 1574670980 |