Aaron Copland in Latin America Gregory T. Whitman Peter Horton

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Aaron Copland in Latin America Gregory T. Whitman Peter HortonBetween 1941 and 1963, Aaron Copland made four government sponsored tours of Latin America that drew extensive attention at home and abroad. Interviews with eyewitnesses, previously untapped Latin American press accounts, and Copland's diaries inform Carol A. Hess's in depth examination of the composer's approach to cultural diplomacy. As Hess shows, Copland's tours facilitated an exchange of music and ideas with Latin American composers while