Copland Connotations – a belated review
- Book reviews
- 15 July 2023
It was with sadness and a tinge of personal regret that I read about the passing of composer, writer and educator Professor Peter Dickinson last month. Peter was a real champion of American music...
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Kevin Lindegaard
Hello I'm Kevin Lindegaard and I'm a huge fan of the music of Aaron Copland. I hope my blog will help spread the legacy of this colossus of 20th Century Music. I'm no musician myself but I have ears and I will try to communicate what moves me about Copland's music.
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I was well aware that I had become typecast as a purveyor of Americana in music. I knew this was not the whole story, or even the best of the story."
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Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be soporific.
- Aaron CoplandBilly the Kid – Listening Guide
Rodeo – Listening Map
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