Item Detail
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Robertson, Marta
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Armstrong, Robin
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Aaron Copland : a guide to research
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Book
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Garland composer resource manuals, vol. 53
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New York, N.Y.
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2001
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Routledge
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xii, 216 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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0815321783; 9780815321781
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Copland, Aaron, 1900---Bibliography.
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Compositions; Composers; Twentieth Century; Aaron Copland; United States
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ML 134 .C66 R62 2001
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Robertson, Marta and Robin Armstrong. Aaron Copland: A Guide to Research. Composer Resource Manual, no. 53. New York and London: Routledge, 2001.
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A bibliographic guide with annotations. Guides the user to primary and secondary sources on Aaron Copland (life, history, compositions and writings).
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Includes articles, books, essays, dissertations, interviews, websites, and videotapes that contain information relevant to Copland's life, compositions, musical activities, and cultural contexts. The bulk of the guide is devoted to a comprehensive listing of primary sources, consisting of Copland's writings and interviews. Secondary sources are also addressed, including biographies, comprehensive studies, and topical studies (compositional style, orchestration, specific instrumental and vocal works, Copland as an Americanist, conductor, critic, author, and teacher). Publication dates range from 1924 (Copland's earliest writings) to the date of publication of the guide. All sources are in English except those specified in the Foreign Language Sources section.
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Divided into nine sections. The first, A Guide to Studies on Aaron Copland, introduces the research guide. The second section, Chronology of Life and Works, contains a well-organized timeline that presents significant biographical events, writings, and compositions chronologically in three columns. Section three, Primary Sources, is the most substantial; it is a comprehensive list, with annotations, of Copland's published and unpublished books, articles, essays, and interviews. Section four contains secondary sources that are general studies, while section five contains secondary sources that are specifically about Copland's compositions. Section six, Topical Studies, contains secondary sources relating to Copland as an Americanist, a conductor, a critic, an author, and a teacher. Each bibliographic section is prioritized by research significance. Section seven lists tributes and obituaries (no annotations), section eight lists foreign language sources (only one), and section nine lists bibliographies and discographies. Three indexes are included: one for authors, one for composition titles, and one for subjects.
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Extensive annotations accompany each entry. The guide also identifies areas in which research is lacking. For example, the entry under Copeland as Mentor/Teacher reads, We could find no exhaustive texts written about Copland's role as a mentor.Extensive annotations accompany each entry. The guide also identifies areas in which research is lacking. For example, the entry under Copeland as Mentor/Teacher reads, We could find no exhaustive texts written about Copland's role as a mentor.
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The organization by bibliographic importance within each section is a subjective method. It could be helpful to research, but often makes it difficult to identify materials by date or by author.
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BYU Mus Ref
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638