Music for the Common Man
Author | : Elizabeth B. Crist |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2005-10-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195151572 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195151577 |
Rating | : 4/5 (577 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Music for the Common Man by : Elizabeth B. Crist
Download or read book Music for the Common Man written by Elizabeth B. Crist and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-27 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Crist attempts to understand some of Aaron Copland's most famous pieces of music in the context of left-wing social, political and cultural currents of the Great Depression and Second World War. She argues that his music from that time relates to the politics of radical progressivism.