简介
The years of the Great Depression, World War II, and their aftermath brought a sea change in American music. This period of economic, social, and political adversity can truly be considered a musical golden age. In the realm of classical music, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Howard Hanson, Virgil Thompson, and Leonard Bernstein -- among others -- produced symphonic works of great power and lasting beauty during these troubled years. It was during this critical decade and a half that contemporary writers on American culture began to speculate about "the Great American Symphony" and looked to the
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CONTENTS 6
Preface 8
1 PRELIMINARIES 16
Attitudes 18
The Times 27
Symphonism Ascendant 32
The Symphony\u2019s Public Role 41
2 SYMPHONIES OF THE MID- TO LATE THIRTIES 46
The Romantic Symphony: Barber 49
The Spiritual Symphony: Hanson 59
The All-American Symphony: Harris 68
The Muscular Symphony: Schuman 78
The Civil Symphony: Carpenter 87
Afterthought: Thomson and Cowell 95
3 SYMPHONIES OF THE WAR YEARS 98
Wartime Attitudes 100
The Commemorative Symphony: Antheil 103
The Aesthetic Symphony: Diamond 113
The Dramatic Symphony: Bernstein 124
The Masterly Symphony: Piston 133
The Ambivalent Symphony: Barber 143
The Theatrical Symphony: Blitzstein 152
4 SYMPHONIES OF THE IMMEDIATE POSTWAR YEARS 162
The Conservatorial Symphony: Moore 165
The Dynamic Symphony: Mennin 173
The Plain-Spoken Symphony: Thompson 180
The August Symphony: Copland 186
The Self-Reliant Symphony: Creston 199
The Knotty Symphony: Sessions 205
5 AMERICAN SYMPHONIES AFTER 1950 215
The Symphony in the Leanest Years 220
The Symphony after 1990 225
Notes 230
Selected Bibliography 242
Index 248
Preface 8
1 PRELIMINARIES 16
Attitudes 18
The Times 27
Symphonism Ascendant 32
The Symphony\u2019s Public Role 41
2 SYMPHONIES OF THE MID- TO LATE THIRTIES 46
The Romantic Symphony: Barber 49
The Spiritual Symphony: Hanson 59
The All-American Symphony: Harris 68
The Muscular Symphony: Schuman 78
The Civil Symphony: Carpenter 87
Afterthought: Thomson and Cowell 95
3 SYMPHONIES OF THE WAR YEARS 98
Wartime Attitudes 100
The Commemorative Symphony: Antheil 103
The Aesthetic Symphony: Diamond 113
The Dramatic Symphony: Bernstein 124
The Masterly Symphony: Piston 133
The Ambivalent Symphony: Barber 143
The Theatrical Symphony: Blitzstein 152
4 SYMPHONIES OF THE IMMEDIATE POSTWAR YEARS 162
The Conservatorial Symphony: Moore 165
The Dynamic Symphony: Mennin 173
The Plain-Spoken Symphony: Thompson 180
The August Symphony: Copland 186
The Self-Reliant Symphony: Creston 199
The Knotty Symphony: Sessions 205
5 AMERICAN SYMPHONIES AFTER 1950 215
The Symphony in the Leanest Years 220
The Symphony after 1990 225
Notes 230
Selected Bibliography 242
Index 248
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