Aaron Copland`s Hollywood Film Scores Musegades Hardback Boydell and Brewer

Aaron Copland's Hollywood Film ScoresAuthor(s): Paula Musegades\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United States\nImprint: University of Rochester Press\nISBN-13: 9781580469913, 978-1580469913\nSynopsis\nA 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.\n\nOne of the most influential and beloved American composers, Aaron Copland played a critical role in shaping what is often recognized as the \""American sound.\"" He is best known for achieving this through his works for the concert hall and ballet. Yet his film scores, though less familiar nowadays, were equally influential.\n\nBetween 1939 and 1949, Copland composed the music for five major Hollywood films: Lewis Milestone's Of Mice and Men [tel], Sam Wood's Our Town [tel], Lewis Milestone's The North Star [tel] and The Red Pony [tel], and William Wyler's The Heiress [tel]. These were high.