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Aaron Copland
Born: 14th November 1900, New York, U.S.A
Died: 2nd December 1990, New York, U.S.A
Nationality: American
Aaron Copland was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist, and conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of American Music". The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many consider the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit. He is best known for the works he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s in a deliberately accessible style often referred to as "populist" and which he called his "vernacular" style. Works in this vein include the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, his Fanfare for the Common Man and Third Symphony.
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Further Reading: Copland
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Alison Balsom's Quiet City
Alison Balsom and the Britten Sinfonia offer a colourful collection of works and arrangements that place the trumpet firmly at the centre of attention.
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John Wilson conducts Copland's Third Symphony and Connotations
Chandos's superb survey of the American composer's orchestral music with the BBC Philharmonic continues to raise the roof as the Fanfare for the Common Man returns transformed.
Popular Genres: Copland
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Vocal
Wind & Brass Bands
Popular Works: Copland
- An Outdoor Overture (30)
- Appalachian Spring (136)
- Appalachian Spring - Suite (34)
- At the River (24)
- Billy the Kid (48)
- Billy the Kid - Suite (56)
- Clarinet Concerto (67)
- Dance Symphony (15)
- Danzon Cubano (43)
- Down a Country Lane (18)
- Duo for Flute & Piano (24)
- El Salón México (97)
- Fanfare for the Common Man (155)
- Four Motets (20)
- Four Piano Blues (26)
- Have mercy on us, O my Lord (21)
- Help us, O Lord (20)
- Hoe down (from Rodeo) (47)
- In the Beginning (21)
- Lincoln Portrait (47)
- Long Time Ago (23)
- Music for the Theater (26)
- Old American Songs, Set 1 (28)
- Piano Concerto (16)
- Piano Sonata (1939-41) (44)
- Piano Variations (39)
- Quiet City (76)
- Rodeo (52)
- Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes) (66)
- Simple Gifts (42)
- Sing ye praises to our King (21)
- Symphony No. 3 (36)
- The Little Horses (15)
- The Red Pony – Film Music (Suite) (21)
- Thou O Jehovah, Abideth Forever (21)
- Three Latin-American Sketches (16)
- Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson (18)
- Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring (15)
- Violin Sonata (28)
- Vitebsk - study on a Jewish theme for violin, cello & piano (17)
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