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Howard Pollack’s Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man 

Posted on 7th July 2016 by Gary Whitehouse

Aaron Copland is the central figure in serious American music, and Howard Pollack has produced a biography worthy of the man. His treatment of Copland in more than 500 pages is reverential but never blindly worshipful, candid without being lurid, … Continue reading →

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Aaron Copland’s Music for the Theatre

Posted on 29th April 2016 by Grey Walker

Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein are household names in the United States. Copland is perhaps the one American composer most U.S. citizens could identify if asked. Perhaps not as well known is the fact that Copland and Bernstein were friends … Continue reading →

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Aaron Copland’s A Copland Celebration: Vol. 1, Famous Orchestral and Chamber Works, Vol. 2, Chamber Music and Rarities and Vol. 3, Vocal and Choral Works 

Posted on 11th June 2003 by Gary Whitehouse

To mark what would have been Aaron Copland’s 100th birthday in 2000, Sony Classical disgorged a cornucopia of Copland works. This three volume, six-CD set gives a good overview of the career of this quintessential American composer. It includes the … Continue reading →

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