Frontier Figures is a tour-de-force exploration of how the American West; both as physical space and inspiration; animated American music. Examining the work of such composers as Aaron Copland; Roy Harris; Virgil Thomson; Charles Wakefield Cadman; and Arthur Farwell; Beth E. Levy addresses questions of regionalism; race; and representation as well as changing relationships to the natural world to highlight the intersections between classical music and the diverse worlds of Indians; pioneers; and cowboys. Levy draws from an array of genres to show how different brands of western Americana were absorbed into American culture by way of sheet music; radio; lecture recitals; the concert hall; and film. Frontier Figures is a comprehensive illumination of what the West meant and still means to composers living and writing long after the close of the frontier.
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