{"product_id":"tinman-a-life-explored-hardcover","title":"Tinman: A Life Explored - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Cope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering insight into the creative processes of a contemporary composer, \u003ci\u003eTinman\u003c\/i\u003e presents 150 vignettes from author David Cope's life. Some of the notable individuals discussed in this innovative biography are John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Boulez, Aaron Copland, Warren Zevon, Carl Sagan, Frank Drake, Douglas Hofstadter, Arthur Knight, Danny Glover, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Dorothy Freeman, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Philip José Farmer. \u003ci\u003eTinman\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fond music journey including two encounters with Bach, Rachmaninoff's classic \"Prelude in C-sharp minor,\" Beethoven's \u003ci\u003eFifth Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e, Pierre Boulez, and the sadness of Igor Stravinsky's death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The title, borrowed from L. Frank Baum's book \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, is an aphorism affectionately attached to Cope in the late 1990s. The reference reflects the many attitudes about his work with his computer music program, \u003ci\u003eExperiments in Musical Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e; critics felt the results of this program lack heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though \u003ci\u003eTinman\u003c\/i\u003e covers many other aspects of Cope's life-from his love of the cello, to his days as a graduate student at the University of Southern California, and to his work as a composer, author, and teacher-the main theme centers on his search for self-identity.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179599433809,"sku":"9780595505951","price":38.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/ektXY0F5RXBUeWpkRWRwMDVWemZqUT09.webp?v=1757152541","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/es\/products\/tinman-a-life-explored-hardcover","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}