Some of the students who enrolled in early classes of the college later became faculty members of the department. This included Sol Berkowitz, Gabriel Fontrier, Leo Kraft. Other distinguished faculty from the early years included John Castellini, who founded the Choral Society; Boris Schwarz, a refugee from his native Russia in 1917 and later from Nazi Germany in the 1930s; Saul Novack, who later became Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities; and Barry Brook, who with Novack established the doctoral program in music at the Graduate Center of CUNY. Joseph Machlis, developed the teaching of music appreciation to a high art, and wrote the most successful series of music appreciation textbooks in history. (Machlis's Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening has been used by more than 3.5 million students and is in its tenth edition.[1][better source needed]) Later faculty included Felix Salzer, a refugee from Austria who was a student of the theorist Heinrich Schenker and became the leading exponent of his ideas to generations of American students and scholars; and the composers Hugo Weisgall and George Perle.
aaron, copland, school, music, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2009, learn, when, remove, this, temp. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Aaron Copland School of Music news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Aaron Copland School of Music is one of the oldest departments at Queens College founded when the College opened in 1937 The department s curriculum was originally established by Edwin Stringham and a later emphasis on the analytical system of Heinrich Schenker was initiated by Saul Novack Some of the students who enrolled in early classes of the college later became faculty members of the department This included Sol Berkowitz Gabriel Fontrier Leo Kraft Other distinguished faculty from the early years included John Castellini who founded the Choral Society Boris Schwarz a refugee from his native Russia in 1917 and later from Nazi Germany in the 1930s Saul Novack who later became Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities and Barry Brook who with Novack established the doctoral program in music at the Graduate Center of CUNY Joseph Machlis developed the teaching of music appreciation to a high art and wrote the most successful series of music appreciation textbooks in history Machlis s Enjoyment of Music An Introduction to Perceptive Listening has been used by more than 3 5 million students and is in its tenth edition 1 better source needed Later faculty included Felix Salzer a refugee from Austria who was a student of the theorist Heinrich Schenker and became the leading exponent of his ideas to generations of American students and scholars and the composers Hugo Weisgall and George Perle Contents 1 Notable alumni 2 Notable faculty 3 References 4 External linksNotable alumni EditArturo O Farrill Marco Oppedisano Conrad Herwig JoAnn Falletta Erika Sunnegardh George Tsontakis Tito Munoz Edward W Hardy Vasili ByrosNotable faculty EditSol Berkowitz Hugo Weisgall Jimmy Heath George Perle Thea Musgrave emeritus Leo Kraft Karol Rathaus Marcy Rosen David Jolley Carl Schachter Stephanie Chase Roland Hanna Maurice Peress Bruce SaylorReferences Edit The Enjoyment Of Music An Introduction to Perceptive Listening Amazon External links EditOfficial website Coordinates 40 44 17 N 73 49 2 W 40 73806 N 73 81722 W 40 73806 73 81722 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aaron Copland School of Music amp oldid 1091572437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
