Two autobiographical volumes by composer Aaron Copland (1900-1990) were published in 1984 and 1989, the first covering the years until 1942, and the second the years from 1943 on. His intent at that time was not so much a personal memoir, but rather the story of American music during the period as he experienced it. The text was based on oral interviews for Oral History of American Music, Yale U. The present volume combines those two books and includes writings by Vivian Perlis (music history, Yale U.): a prelude tracing the genealogy of the Copland and Mittenthal families, essays that set the historical context, and an essay that covers the period from Copland's death in 1990, tracing the life of his music. The volume, which includes many b&w photos, is in a horizontal, landscape format: 15x9". Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)