Pendragon Press is proud to
announce the publication of The
Complete Copland by Aaron Copland and Vivian Perlis, the
founding director of the Oral History of American Music (OHAM)
archive at Yale University.
This hardbound volume with 150 illustrations and a new note to
the reader by Ms. Perlis, combines and updates the two earlier books she
co-authored with Copland, Copland:1900
Through 1942 and Copland:
Since 1943.
This
candid, colorful memoir begins with Copland's Brooklyn childhood and takes us
through his years in Paris,
the creation of his early works, and his years at Tanglewood,
through his death in 1990 at age 90. Rich with remembrances from Leonard
Bernstein, Virgil Thomson, and Nadia Boulanger, as well as a trove of letters,
photographs, and scores from Copland's collection, this is one of our most
vivid musical autobiographies, and an enduring record of an American maestro's
explosively creative coming of age.
The Complete Copland is a must-read for Copland fans and students of
20th century American music. A discount off the list price is available for friends of OHAM.
