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Aaron Copland: A Reader: Selected Writings, 1923-1972 by Aaron Copland, Richard Kostelanetz, Steve Silverman

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Aaron Copland: A Reader: Selected Writings, 1923-1972

Aaron Copland, Richard Kostelanetz, Steve Silverman
One of America's best-known composers and writers of twentieth century music, Aaron Copland was an American individual. This volume brings together the best of his published essays on music, with previously unpublished material from his diaries and letters. Wonderful insight into the mind of Copland.

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