Aaron Copland's Hollywood film scores /
A pioneering study of how American composer Aaron Copland helped shape the sound of the Hollywood film industry and introduced the moviegoing public to modern musical styles.
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Rochester, NY :
University of Rochester Press
2020.
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| Series: | Eastman studies in music ;
v. 169. |
| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvxhrjxj |
Table of Contents:
- Setting the standard : Hollywood's studio system
- Breaking with tradition : Copland's theories on film music
- Scoring morality : Of mice and men (1939)
- Keeping it simple : Our town (1940)
- "Doing his bit" : The north star (1943)
- Sophisticated simplicity : The red pony (1949)
- Silence and sound : The heiress (1949)
- Hearing the shift : Copland's lasting impact on Hollywood.