Howard Pollack
American pianist and musicologist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Howard Pollack is a prominent American pianist and musicologist, known for his biographies of American composers. Biography Pollack was born in Brooklyn and studied piano with Jennie Glickman while attending James Madison High School. He continued his piano studies with John Kollen and Eugene Bossart at the University of Michigan, where he received his Bachelor of Music in 1973; and with Adele Marcus at the Aspen Music Festival in 1970. He received a Master of Arts degree and Ph.D. in musicology from Cornell University, where he wrote his thesis, "Walter Piston and His Music", under the supervision of William Austin. He also studied composition privately with Samuel Adler in Rochester.
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Published Works
- Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man (1999) (73)
- Rotational Form in the Opening Scene of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (2007) (26)
- George GershwinHis Life and Work (2007) (23)
- George Gershwin: His Life and Work (2006) (21)
- Schoenberg's New World: The American Years (review) (2011) (8)
- Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World (2012) (8)
- Harvard Composers: Walter Piston and His Students, from Elliott Carter to Frederic Rzewski (1994) (6)
- German literature and music : an aesthetic fusion, 1890-1989 (1995) (4)
- Samuel Barber, Jean Sibelius, and the Making of an American Romantic (2000) (4)
- The Dean of Gay American Composers (2000) (3)
- Hunger USA 1968. A critical review. (1969) (3)
- The Popular Pianist (2007) (2)
- A Tonal Revolution in Fifths and Semitones: Aaron Copland’s Quiet City (2012) (2)
- Delicious and the Second Rhapsody (1931) (2007) (1)
- From the New World: Victor Herbert and His Second Cello Concerto (2008) (1)
- John Alden Carpenter (2001) (1)
- Aaron Copland’s Short Symphony and the Challenge to Human Supervision and Control in Music (2002) (1)
- Copland and the Prophetic Voice (2005) (1)
- Porgy and Bess (1935) (2007) (1)
- John Alden Carpenter : a Chicago composer (2001) (1)
- Chapter Thirty-Five. From Swing Is King (1936) to A Damsel in Distress (1937) (2019) (0)
- Aaron Copland, Carlos Chávez, and Silvestre Revueltas (2015) (0)
- [The life and work of Gustav Bucky]. (1988) (0)
- String Quartets, Nos. 1-5@@@Quintet for Flute and String Quartet (1987) (0)
- Review: Amy Beach, Passionate Victorian: The Life and Work of an American Composer, 1867–1944, by Adrienne Fried Block (2001) (0)
- Gershwin among His Friends (2007) (0)
- Chapter Eight. Gershwin and the Great Tradition (2019) (0)
- To London and Back (1942–1945) (2012) (0)
- The Cradle Will Rock, II (2012) (0)
- Chapter Twenty-Seven. Of Thee I Sing (1931) (2019) (0)
- Seventh Symposium on Literature and the Arts (2017) (0)
- Chapter Thirty-Two. The First Production of Porgy and Bess (2019) (0)
- Chapter Thirty-Six. From The Goldwyn Follies (1938) to Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) (2019) (0)
- Chapter Seventeen. The Scandals of 1924, Primrose, and Lady, Be Good! (1924) (2019) (0)
- Chapter Eleven. Gershwin the Man (2019) (0)
- Chapter Thirty-Four. Porgy and Bess on Disc, Film, and the Concert Stage (2019) (0)
- From The Goldwyn Follies (1938) to Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) (2007) (0)
- Chapter Twenty-Four. Show Girl and The Dybbuk (1929) (2019) (0)
- Keeping Score: Copland and the American Sound. David Kennard and Joan Saffa, directors. San Francisco Symphony DVD, 2006. (2009) (0)
- Gershwin's Musical Education to the Rhapsody in Blue (1924) (2007) (0)
- Porgy and Bess on Disc, Film, and the Concert Stage (2007) (0)
- Chapter Thirty. Let ’Em Eat Cake (1933) and Variations on “I Got Rhythm” (1934) (2019) (0)
- From The Spanish Earth (1937) to Danton’s Death (1939) (2012) (0)
- Life with Eva, I (1929–1931) (2012) (0)
- Chapter Five. Toward a Career in the Theater (2019) (0)
- Chapter Seven. Later Studies (2019) (0)
- Chapter Eighteen. Short Story, Tell Me More, and the Concerto in F (1925) (2019) (0)
- Toccata Concertante for Orchestra@@@Serious Song: A Lament for String Orchestra (1955)@@@One, Two, Buckle My Shoe for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, and Cello (1959) (1992) (0)
- Chapter Nine. Gershwin and Popular Music and Jazz after 1920 (2019) (0)
- Short Story, Tell Me More, and the Concerto in F (1925) (2007) (0)
- Chamber Music@@@Songs of Warren Benson@@@Music of John Downey (1989) (0)
- The Threepenny Opera (1950–1954) and Other Adaptations (2012) (0)
- From The French Doll to Our Nell (1922) (2007) (0)
- Oh, Kay! and Other Works (1926) (2007) (0)
- Chapter Twenty-Eight. George Gershwin’s Song-Book (1932) (2019) (0)
- Samuel Barber's "Solitary Hotel" and James Joyce's Ulysses (2021) (0)
- From Swing Is King (1936) to A Damsel in Distress (1937) (2007) (0)
- An American in Paris (1928) and East Is West (1929) (2007) (0)
- To the memory of Darryl Marcus Wexler (2019) (0)
- Gershwin the Man (2007) (0)
- More Music for Shakespeare (1950–1958) (2012) (0)
- Singing Finnegans Wake: A Key to Samuel Barber’s “Nuvoletta” (2021) (0)
- Reuben Reuben (1949–1955) and This Is the Garden (1956–1957) (2012) (0)
- Aaron Copland: Music in the 20's. David M. Davis, director. Kultur D4760, 2011, 3 DVDs. (2013) (0)
- Regina, I (1946–1949) (2012) (0)
- Chapter Fifteen. From The Sunshine Trail to Sweet Little Devil (1923) (2019) (0)
- Rosalie and Treasure Girl (1928) (2007) (0)
- The Scandals of 1924, Primrose, and Lady, Be Good! (1924) (2007) (0)
- Toward a Career in the Theater (2007) (0)
- Girl Crazy (1930) (2007) (0)
- Chapter Sixteen. The Rhapsody in Blue (1924) (2019) (0)
- Weill Popular Adaptations (2013) (0)
- Chapter Thirteen. From Morris Gest’s Midnight Whirl (1919) to The Perfect Fool (1921) (2019) (0)
- Final Years, I (1959–1961) (2012) (0)
- Life with Eva, II (1932–1936) (2012) (0)
- Chapter Four. The Popular Pianist (2019) (0)
- Gershwin and His Family (2007) (0)
- Chapter Twelve. From “Ragging the Traumerei” (ca. 1913) to The Capitol Revue (1919) (2019) (0)
- From the Serenade (1932) to The Chesapeake Bay Retriever (1936) (2012) (0)
- Early Works (1924–1929) (2012) (0)
- Chapter Thirty-Three. Porgy and Bess in Revival (2019) (0)
- From Freedom Morning (1943) to the Airborne Symphony (1946) (2012) (0)
- From Valley Town (1940) to Labor for Victory (1942) (2012) (0)
- Strike Up the Band and Funny Face (1927) (2007) (0)
- The Unfinished Operas (2012) (0)
- Porgy and Bess in Revival (2007) (0)
- No for an Answer (1937–1940) (2012) (0)
- Gershwin and the Great Tradition (2007) (0)
- Dearest Lenny: Letters from Japan and the Making of the World Maestro (2020) (0)
- Chapter Nineteen. Tip-Toes and Song of the Flame (1925) (2019) (0)
- Scenes from Shir ha-shirim@@@Romancero (1988) (0)
- Some Thoughts on the "Clavier" in Haydn's Solo Claviersonaten (1991) (0)
- David Del Tredici, Gotham Glory: Complete Piano Works, Volume 1. Marc Peloquin, piano. Naxos 8.559680, 2012. (2013) (0)
- From Goloopchik (1945) to The Guests (1949) (2012) (0)
- Final Years, II (1961–1964) (2012) (0)
- Chapter One. Gershwin and His Family (2019) (0)
- Critical Writings (1931–1940) (2012) (0)
- Chapter Twenty-Six. Delicious and the Second Rhapsody (1931) (2019) (0)
- From Morris Gest's Midnight Whirl (1919) to The Perfect Fool (1921) (2007) (0)
- Chapter Three. Gershwin and the New Popular Music (2019) (0)
- Gershwin and Popular Music and Jazz after 1920 (2007) (0)
- Of Thee I Sing (1931) (2007) (0)
- Platinum Spirals@@@Noon Dance@@@Amazon@@@Wings@@@Berenice: Variations on a Theme by George Frederick Handel@@@Summersong for 23 Wind Instruments@@@Concerto for Violin, English Horn, and Computer-Synthesized Tape@@@Saxony (1987) (0)
- The Mad Frog!@@@Third String Quartet@@@Symbiosis@@@Composers in Red Sneakers (1987) (0)
- The Reconstruction of Jonathan Wade (1991) (0)
- Chapter Ten. Working Methods (2019) (0)
- Report: Mozart’s Nature, Mozart’s World (2017) (0)
- Tip-Toes and Song of the Flame (1925) (2007) (0)
- Chapter Twenty-Nine. The Cuban Overture (1932) and Pardon My English (1933) (2019) (0)
- Chapter Twenty. Oh, Kay! and Other Works (1926) (2019) (0)
- Samuel Barber: The Complete Solo Piano Music. John Browning, piano. Nimbus Records NI 2528 (2009). (2012) (0)
- Leonard Bernstein: The Political Life of an American Musician (review) (2010) (0)
- Chapter Twenty-Five. Girl Crazy (1930) (2019) (0)
- From “Ragging the Traumerei” (ca. 1913) to The Capitol Revue (1919) (2007) (0)
- Chapter Fourteen. From The French Doll to Our Nell (1922) (2019) (0)
- Chapter Six. Gershwin among His Friends (2019) (0)
- The Coverage of Gershwin in Music History Texts (2019) (0)
- The Cuban Overture (1932) and Pardon My English (1933) (2007) (0)
- From is 5 (1929) to the Piano Concerto (1931) (2012) (0)
- Sonata pour Piano@@@Quintet for Pianoforte and String Quartet@@@Improvisation@@@Passacaglia (1990) (0)
- Chapter Twenty-Two. Rosalie and Treasure Girl (1928) (2019) (0)
- Juno (1957–1959) (2012) (0)
- The Rhapsody in Blue (1924) (2007) (0)
- Let ʼEm Eat Cake (1933) and Variations on “I Got Rhythm” (1934) (2007) (0)
- Chapter Twenty-Three. An American in Paris (1928) and East Is West (1929) (2019) (0)
- Chapter Twenty-One. Strike Up the Band and Funny Face (1927) (2019) (0)
- Brecht at the Opera (review) (2009) (0)
- The Cradle Will Rock, I (1936–1937) (2012) (0)
- Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty. H. Paul Moon, director. Zen Violence Films LLC, (2017), 130 minutes. DVD and streaming. (2018) (0)
- Gershwin and the New Popular Music (2007) (0)
- Contents Index for Volume 31 (2002) (0)
- George Gershwin's Song-Book (1932) (2007) (0)
- Nine-Minute Overture@@@Symphony for Classical Orchestra (1989) (0)
- From The Sunshine Trail to Sweet Little Devil (1923) (2007) (0)
- Stravinsky and the American Traditions (2019) (0)
- The Boy from Philadelphia (2012) (0)
- Copland in Paris (2000) (0)
- The First Production of Porgy and Bess (2007) (0)
- Show Girl and The Dybbuk (1929) (2007) (0)
- Elie Siegmeister, American Composer: A Bio-Bibliography (review) (2011) (0)
- String Symphony@@@Sunday Morning@@@Eagles (1989) (0)
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