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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".
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. Copland, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, was born in New York City and ...
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Mar 12, 2024 · Learn about the life and works of Aaron Copland, the "Dean of American Composers". Explore his music, biography, writings, and legacy on this website.
- Who Was Aaron Copland?
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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 highly influential music that had a distinctive blend of classical, folk and jazz idioms. Some of Copland’s most prominent pieces included Fanfare for the Common Man, E...
Composer Aaron Copland was born on November 14, 1900, in Brooklyn, New York to parents of Jewish and Eastern European descent. The youngest of five children, Copland went on to develop an interest in the piano, receiving guidance from his older sister. He later studied under Rubin Goldmark in Manhattan and regularly attended classical music perform...
Studying a variety of European composers while abroad, Copland made his way back to the U.S. by the mid-1920s. Having been asked by Boulanger to write an organ concerto, Copland eventually debuted Symphony for Organ and Orchestra on January 11, 1925 with the New York Symphony Society under Walter Damrosch. The decade that followed saw the productio...
Copland was a renowned composer of film scores as well, working on Of Mice and Men (1939), Our Town (1940) and The North Star (1943)—receiving Academy Award nominations for all three projects. He eventually won an Oscar for The Heiress (1949). And more than a decade later, Copland composed a stark, unsettling score for the controversial Something W...
Copland died on December 2, 1990 in North Tarrytown, New York at 90 years old. Having received an array of accolades in his later years, the iconic composer had also worked with Vivian Perlis on a two-volume autobiography, Copland: 1900 Through 1942 (1984) and Copland Since 1943 (1989). A well-received, lengthy biography on his life was published i...
Learn about the life and works of Aaron Copland, one of the century's most influential American composers. He composed music that blended classical, folk and jazz idioms, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Appalachian Spring. He also wrote film scores and was an Oscar-winning writer of film scores.
Learn about the life and work of Aaron Copland, one of the most influential American classical composers of the twentieth century. Explore his use of jazz, folk, and Mexican music in his symphonies, ballets, and film scores.
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Jul 19, 2018 · Aaron Copland was inspired to write his "Fanfare for the Common Man" by a wartime speech rallying Americans against imperialism. A. E. French/Getty Images. This story is part of American Anthem, a ...
About. The Man Behind The Music. Aaron Copland at work, Rock Hill. Brooklyn, New York was a bustling place at the turn of the last century, filled with people of many nationalities. Many were immigrants; some were customers of Copland's Department Store on Washington Avenue. Described by Aaron Copland as "a kind of neighborhood Macy's," the ...
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Copland: Appalachian Spring; The Tender Land Suite; Morton Gould: Fall River Legend
1993
Copland Celebration Vol. 1
2000
Copland Conducts Copland
Copland and Bernstein - The Composer as Performer
1997
Copland: Orchestral & Ballet Works, 1936-1948
1990
Copland Conducts Copland: Apppalachian Spring Ballet Suite; Billy the Kid Ballet Suite; Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
2000
