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Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” (Forum). In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms. Aaron Copland: America's Musical Voice Foreword Introduction Author's Note for the 1957 Edition Preface Acknowledgments 1. Preliminaries 2. How We Listen 3. The Creative Process in Music 4. The Four Elements of Music—I. Rhythm 5. The Four Elements of Music—II. Melody 6. The Four Elements of Music—III. Harmony 7. The Four Elements of Music—IV. Tone Color 8. Musical Texture 9. Musical Structure 10. Fundamental Forms—I. Sectional Form 11. Fundamental Forms—II. Variation Form 12. Fundamental Forms—III. Fugal Form 13. Fundamental Forms—IV. Sonata Form 14. Fundamental Forms—V. Free Forms 15. Opera and Music Drama 16. Contemporary Music 17. Film Music 18. From Composer to Interpreter to Listener Epilogue: "Since Then" Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Suggested Bibliography for Further Reading Index “One of the most helpful, sensible, and enjoyable discourses on the subject ever published.” —Victor Record Review “By far the best thing of its kind yet to appear.” —Modern Music