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Aaron Copland (/ ˈ k oʊ p l ə n d /, KOHP-lənd; November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist and later a conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of American Composers".
May 18, 2024 · Aaron Copland (born November 14, 1900, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died December 2, 1990, North Tarrytown [now Sleepy Hollow], New York) was an American composer who achieved a distinctive musical characterization of American themes in an expressive modern style.
Mar 12, 2024 · Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as "the Dean of American Composers".
Apr 2, 2014 · Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York, and went on to study piano and composition and studying in Europe for some time. He became one of the century’s foremost composers with...
Jul 11, 2005 · Aaron Copland was one of the most respected American classical composers of the twentieth century. By incorporating popular forms of American music such as jazz and folk into...
Many know of Aaron Copland the composer, writer, educator, and conductor, but far fewer have had the chance to know the man himself. Vivian Perlis shows us the man behind the music.
Aaron Copland. 1921 —Enrolls at newly-established American Conservatory at Fontainebleau in May; attends harmony class of Nadia Boulanger and begins composition studies with her in October.
Jun 7, 2018 · Aaron Copland’s name is synonymous with American music. It was his pioneering achievement to break free from Europe and create concert music that is characteristically American.
The online Aaron Copland Collection comprises approximately one thousand items selected from Copland's music sketches, correspondence, writings, and photographs. The items are represented in about five thousand digitized images, the earliest an 1899 photograph and the latest a 1986 letter.
The legacy of the Aaron Copland. Even after his death, Aaron Copland continues to leave his mark in the field of American music.
