What to Listen for in Music, Copland

Whether they listen to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland invites readers to ask two basic questions — Are they hearing everything that is going on? Are they really being sensitive to it? With his provocative suggestions, Copland guides readers through a deeper appreciation of the most rewarding of art forms.

American composer Aaron Copland’s well-known and highly regarded compositions have been performed and recorded extensively throughout the world, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning ballet Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid, Rodeo, Lincoln Portrait and film scores of Our Town and The Heiress. During his career, Copland taught composition at Harvard and the Berkshire Music Center, lectured across the United States and wrote two books.

Author: Aaron Copland
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Signet (2011)
ISBN: 9780451531766