内容简介
WhethertheylistentoMozartorDukeEllington,AaronCoplandinvitesreaderstoasktwobasicquestions:Aretheyhearingeverythingthatisgoingon?Aretheyreallybeingsensitivetoit?Withhisprovocativesuggestions,AaronCoplandguidesreadersthroughadeeperappreciationofthemostrewardingofallartforms.
作者简介
AaronCopland’swell-knownandhighlyregardedcompositions,performedandrecordedextensivelythroughouttheworld,includethePulitzerPrize–winningballetAppalachianSpring,aswellasBillytheKid,Rodeo,LincolnPortrait,andthefilmscoresofOurTownandTheHeiress.OnbeingawardedaCongressionalGoldMedalin1986,Coplandwaspraisedforhis“uniquelyAmericanmusicthatreflectstheverysoulandexperienceofourpeople.”Duringhiscareer,CoplandtaughtcompositionatHarvardandtheBerkshireMusicCenter,lecturedallovertheUnitedStates,andwroteOurNewMusicandMusicandImagination.Hediedin1990.