Aaron Copland, Signed (36 results)

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First paperback edition. 402pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Slight fading on the spine and some edgewear thus near fine. Inscribed by Perlis on the half title page.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition/1st Printing (complate number line). SIGNED by Aaron Copland on a bookplate affixed to front end page. tiny chip on DJ top front. $24.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. NOTE: No international orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4th. Inscribed by author, Aaron Copland to W.M. Davidson on fep, dated Nov. 1958 Phil. 20th printing. Hardcover. Most of DJ lacking, inlay flaps loosely present. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Aaron Copland (1900-1990) wrote ballets including Billy the Kid (1938), Rodeo (1942), and Appalachian Spring (awarded 1945 Pulitzer Prize in Music) and music for films, the best known being Of Mice and Men (1939), Our Town (1940), The Red Pony (1948) and The Heiress (1949). His major orchestral works include El Salon Mexico (1936) and Fanfare for the Common Man (1943). Copland was committed to reaching a broad audience with distinctively American themes without compromising his work. Signed.

INSCRIBED by COPLAND to ADLAI STEVENSON. Hardcover with black cloth covers in generally very good condition in like dust jacket which evinces minimal losses (approx. 5mm) at spine head and tail. 280 pp. Internally very good; upper edge of ffep with inscription a bit ruffled, but totally flat. Copland inscribed this copy to Adlai Stevenson in December 1962 following several performances of his "Lincoln Portrait" narrated by Stevenson. Stevenson was an American politician who was the Democratic nominee for US President in 1952 and 1956 running against Dwight D. Eisenhower. He had been Governor of Illinois, later serving as US Ambassador to the UN under the Kennedy Administration. Stevenson recorded Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" with the Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy, also performing it often with Leonard Bernstein at NY Phil and Copland conducting. Unique association of two important social figures in post-war American music and political history.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Stapled spine, soft wraps. Sheet Music. Signed and dated by composer Aaron Copland on first page: dated "1972". 12 page score. Words from Richard Barnefield. Very minor shelfwear. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Fine condition. When Copland was studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris in the early twenties, one of his assignments was to compose a piece for flute and clarinet. He came upon a poem by the 17th century English poet Richard Barnefield and decided to add a voice part to the Boulanger assignment. Copland explained: "The poem had the simplicity and tenderness that moved me to attempt to evoke that poignant expression musically." As It Fell. . . had its premiere in Paris in 1924. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1984 and 1989. both first editions. each inscribed by Vivian Perlis. Jackets with price intact. Slight foxing to edges. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. 1st American Edition/6th Printing. SIGNED (inscribed) by Aaron Copland on a card attached to half-title page. DJ has wear, rubbing and some fade, and chips along edges. $3.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Hungarian edition. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper with two very small tears. Signed by Copland. One imagines that the Hungarian edition is uncommon signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Signed first edition of Copland: 1900 Through 1942 by Aaron Copland and Vivian Perils, with an inscription by the author. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, [2], 402pp. Yellow hardcover, title in white over gold on black cloth spine. "Copland" facsimile signature stamped in blind to front cover. Stated "First Edition" with full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear and dust remnants along edges, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $24.95 retail price on front flap, fine condition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Feb. 22, 1986 / To Reg. E. Cathey, Hope that you agree that this, my book, is a 'master piece!' !!! / May you have continued success with your "musical" career and all other artistic endeavors. Cordially / Aaron Copland / 1986." Reginald E. Cathey (1958-2018) was an American actor known for his resonant baritone voice, commanding screen presence, and memorable roles across television and film. A Juilliard-trained performer, he gained early notice on The Wire as the philosophical newspaperman Norman Wilson, but achieved his widest recognition as Freddie Hayes, the loyal yet world-weary rib-shop owner in Netflix's House of Cards, a role that earned him a 2015 Emmy Award. Cathey's career ranged from stage work to appearances in series such as Oz and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as films including The Mask, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Fantastic Four (2015). Until his death from lung cancer, he was regarded as a versatile character actor whose depth and vocal gravitas elevated every production in which he appeared. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket. First Edition; Fourth Printing. 12mo, orig cloth, d/j. Inscr, signed & dated "1974" by Copland on front free endpaper recto. Attractive copy held in Brodart acrylic cover. Interesting bookplate of Freidenberg. The 4th is the Revised and Enlarged edition. Uncommon in this clean and signed condition. Some illustrated music bits. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 16 pp. Small octavo. VG/VG. Book is fine, but for a 1-inch stain/abrasion on the front board. DJ has two small tears repaired at top of spine and a tiny (1 mm) chip at bottom of back panel. All over, a very nice impression. Inscribed by Copland in 1953 in Providence, Rhode Island, to Millard Thomson, a composer and professor at Brown. Thomson's bookplate opposite inscription. The book preserves the six Charles Eliot Norton Lectures delivered at Harvard University in May 1952 substantially as they were given. The first three lectures treat the musical mind as listener, interpreter, or creator; the remaining three discuss "the imaginative mind in the music of Europe and America.". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN . Hardback. First British Edition. Book is a Tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good to Near Fine condition. Personally inscribed by the author on the title page reading " FOR XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, CORDIALLY AARON COPLAND 67". Dustjacket is in Very Good condition with slight edgewear and a bit of rubbing to the back cover. 21s original price is still present and unclipped on the front dustjacket flap. We have placed the dustjacket in a Brodart clear plastic protective cover and it looks much better than described. Inscribed by Authors.

First edition thus. Wonderful association copy of the revised and expanded edition of Copland's seminal work on 20th century music originally published in 1941. This copy coolly and briefly inscribed to his contemporary in the American scene, Virgil Thomson; "for VT from AC, 1968." This brevity points to the frosty and competitive relationship the two composers often shared, both having begun their careers in Paris studying under Boulanger. And, though Copland is generally thought of as the inventor of the American sound, he does not forget to acknowledge the influence of Thomson, specifically in his operatic compositions: "Virgil Thomson. seem[s] to have set us on our way toward having our own kind of operatic piece. [he] is about as original a personality as American can boast, in our out of the musical field." A magnificent book with a tangible link between two of the fathers of American music. 8vo, 194pp. Musical vignettes. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Copland to Virgil Thomson and dated in 1968 on the ffep. Virgil Thomson Collection embossed stamp present at front. Publisher's turquoise cloth in jacket. Spine slightly cocked else nearly fine in very good jacket with some chipping at head of spine and toning to panels.

Hardcover. First Edition. Yellow cloth; vii, 120 pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Copland on the front endpaper to pianist Erno Balogh. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Third Printing. SIGNED - Octavo. Blue cloth covered boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Spine has a very slight forward lean, and some light bumping at the head and tail. Light bumping at the tips of the outside corenrs and a faint ding in the upper edge of the front board about two inches in from the tip of the corner. Boards - mostly the rear board - look handled: faint scuffing, a couple scratches, etc. Cream colored endpapers. Previous owner's name on the free front endpaper. Signed by the author/composer to the previous owner, and dated, on the title page in black pen: "For ------- ------ / Cordially / Aaron Copland / 1976." Binding still tight. There's some faint evidence of handling on the outside edge of the textblock, but the pages are clean within. Couple additional names on the rear endpaper with addresses. 281 pages. Dust Jacket not present. Rare. Copland was referred to by both peers and critics as the "Dean of American Composers," and was considered one of the most important contemporary American composers, producing such masterpieces as Appalachian Spring and Fanfare for the Common Man. Signed by the Author.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Signed by the author. Very slightly faded and corners slightly bruised, otherwise very good. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. 6 X 8 1/4 Inches. 305 PP. "To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable." Aaron Copland First printing copy with no additional copyright dates on the copyright page. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap. Signed, "For Miss Dennison / Aaron Copland / May 1943" on the FFEP. One of America's greatest composers explains the then-new style of music to a general audience. Copland was criticized by many for his pandering to the masses as they called it. Regardless, his work including the film scores for Of Mice and Men and Our Town remain popular and relevant. The endpapers are browning, but otherwise the book is near fine in a very good jacket that is missing the top quarter inch at the spine (not affecting the title text). Minor chipping to extremities. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Thick octavo. 305pp. Some foxing or spotting on the boards, thus very good in fine dust jacket. Nicely Inscribed by the author to a noted movie director: "To John Brahm from his composer friend Aaron Copland. June 1943." Brahm was a German-born director who fled Germany, eventually coming to the U.S. in 1937. He had success in both films: *The Lodger* (1944), *Hangover Square* (1945), *The Brasher Doubloon* (1947), and many others; as well as directing approximately 150 TV films including numerous episodes of *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* and *The Twilight Zone.*.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VERY GOOD. SIGNED by Aaron Copland in black felt pen on the title page and inscribed, 'For Stathis and Ralph' d. 1988. 402pp., b/w plates. 8vo, Khaki paper over boards backed in black cloth with white stamped title lettering blocked in gold, blindstamped signature to front cover. Exceedingly clean and sharp in like DJ. Already an uncommon book to find signed given its release late in Copland's life, the association makes this a doubly special copy. In his biography of Copland, Kenneth Pollack 'states that Copland was gay and that the composer came to an early acceptance and understanding of his sexuality. Like many at that time, Copland guarded his privacy, especially in regard to his homosexuality. He provided few written details about his private life, and even after the Stonewall riots of 1969, showed no inclination to 'come out.' However, he was one of the few composers of his stature to live openly and travel with his intimates.' (Wikipedia). Stathis Orphanos was a renowned photographer known for his work with artists and writers. He and Ralph were a prominent Gay couple in Los Angeles where they operated the fine press publisher, Sylvester and Orphanos.

Paperback. Condition: Near fine. Appalachian Spring, signed twice by composer Aaron Copland, the Hawkes Pocket Scores edition of Appalachian Spring, also known as the Ballet for Martha. (illustrator). Hawkes Pocket Scores Edition. Quarto, 82pp, [2]. Original paper wrappers, title in green on front cover. Solid text block, expert repairs to covers at the spine fold. Small marks to covers, a near fine example. Signed on the title page "Aaron Copland / 1981." Signed again on the first page of music: "For Flip / A heluva dissonant character! / from Aaron / April 3, 1978." The recipient of this copy, Phillip Ramey, was a fellow composer and writer who was also one of Copland's closest friends. "Appalachian Spring" was composed from 1943-1944 for a ballet of the same name choreographed by Martha Graham. The original music, with its quintessentially American sound, won Aaron Copland the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1945. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. 8vo (21.5 x 14.5 cm); 116 pp. Signed presentation inscription from the author to first flyleaf. Light foxing and tanning, not affecting the text. Clean and unmarked internally. Original cloth; title on spine; original dust-jacket, price-clipped; light sunning to spine, light foxing spine ends and corners a little chipped, chip to head of upper panel. An excellent copy. The inscription reads: For Peter Hansen with the appreciation of Aaron Copland. New Orleans Jan 61. Inscribed by Author(s).

First edition of this work by the "Dean of American composers." Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Alden, who really loves music, Aaron Nov 1960." With an autographed letter signed to the same recipients by Copland on his letterhead which reads, "Dear Alden and Rolf: What a pleasant surprise to get your Encyclopedia for my birthday! Many thanks. It is full of nostalgic memories for me, especially of my student days in the teens, and those exciting twenties. Where on earth did you find such a book?? All best to you both Aaron."Â With the envelope written in Copland's hand and his printed address. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Jacket photograph by Constantine Manos. Aaron Copland was a composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as "the Dean of American Composers". The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many people consider to be the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit. He is best known for the works he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s in a deliberately accessible style often referred to as "populist" and which the composer labeled his "vernacular" style. Works in this vein include the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, his Fanfare for the Common Man and Third Symphony. In addition to his ballets and orchestral works, he produced music in many other genres, including chamber music, vocal works, opera and film scores.

Early printing of the composer's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Harold Moran Aaron Copland April 1944." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Our New Music: Leading Composers in Europe and America traces the history of modern music from its romantic roots in the nineteenth century.

First edition of the Booksey and Hawkes Pocket Orchestral Score of Copland's Appalachian Spring, one of the most enduring of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the composer on the title page, "For Bruce Kubert Aaron Copland Heaton Hall July 1946." In very good condition with a tear to the front panel. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed and inscribed. Referred to by his peers and critics as "the Dean of American Composers", American composer and conductor Aaron Copland is best known for the works he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s which came to encompass the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit. These "populist" works, which Copeland referred to as his "vernacular" style include the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, his Fanfare for the Common Man and Third Symphony. Appalachian Spring premiered in 1944 and has achieved widespread and enduring popularity as an orchestral suite. The ballet, scored for a thirteen-member chamber orchestra, was created upon commission of choreographer and dancer Martha Graham with funds from the Coolidge Foundation. It premiered on Monday, October 30, 1944 at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., with Martha Graham dancing the lead role. The set was designed by the American sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Copland was awarded the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; Signed and dated by Aaron Copland. ; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author. Signed.

8vo. Copland spielte zusammen mit dem Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv. Auf dem Programm standen Haydn, Strawinsky, Coplands Orchestral Variations", Ives und Coplands El Salon Mexico". Signiert unterhalb seines Portrait.

Not Applicable. ONE OF THE TRULY GREAT AMERICAN COMPOSERS COPLAND ON MUSIC being (mostly SIGNED) letters, memos, telegrams, advertizing info, royalty statements, etc. from publishers, attorneys, agents, et.al. pertaining to the publication of this wonderful book. Included also are no less than 21 letters and notes (16 TYPED LETTERS SIGNED and 5 HOLOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED) from Mr. Copland. A wonderful grouping for the discriminating collector and/or archivalist.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Typescript Signed, an essay titled Music as an Aspect of the Human Spirit, written by the composer for Columbia University's bicentennial celebration. Signed on the last page. 11 1/4 pages, twelve 4to sheets. [Ossining?], circa 1954. An annotated typed draft of the same work is located in the Copland Papers at the Library of Congress.

Signed vintage glossy photograph, shows composer Aaron Copland seated at a desk, 10 x 8 inch, signed in black felt tip "Aaron Copland", with a tear (0,75 inch) to the right edge (signature unaffected) and a mild bend to the lower right corner - in fine condition.

ALS. 1pg. 6 x 8. July 16, 1970. Peekskill, New York. An autograph letter signed Aaron to Gordon concerning his stock transactions: Would you please check on my stock transactions account with Levitt, and mail in the enclosed Audit Confirmation if you find it correct. Yours Aaron P.S. I enclose my whereabouts for the period July 22 Aug 15. The letter has light spotting along the right side and is in fine condition.