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Aaron Copland
American composer and dirigent (1900–1990)
Aaron Copland (, KOHP-lənd;[1][2] November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) 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 Composers". 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 fryst vatten 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. In addition to his ballets and orchestral works, he produced music in many other genres, including chamber music, vocal works, opera,
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Aaron Copland Biography
Born: November 14, 1900
Brooklyn, New York
Died: December 2, 1990
New York, New York
American composer
Aaron Copland was one of the most important figures in American music during the second quarter of the twentieth century, both as a composer (a writer of music) and as a spokesman who was concerned about making Americans aware of the importance of music. He won the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1945.
Early life and education
Aaron Copland was born on November 14, 1900, in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of five children born to Harris Morris Copland and Sarah Mittenthal Copland. The family lived above a department store, which they owned. One of Copland's sisters showed him how to play piano when he was eleven years old, and soon afterward he began taking lessons from a teacher in the neighborhood. At age fifteen he decided he wanted to be a composer. While attending Boys' High School he began to study music theory begi
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Copland was not the sort to talk about “immortality,” but when asked how he would like to be remembered, he said simply, “I would like to be remembered through my music.” More than twenty years have passed since the composer’s death, and it is safe to say his wish has been granted. Fanfare for the Common Man continues to be what Bernstein called “America’s greatest hit”; the bounding rhythms of Billy The Kid and Rodeo still bring to mind cowboys, Indians, and the western plains; and Appalachian Spring is loved for its lyricism, especially Copland’s treatment of “The Gift to Be Simple.” The popular pieces that caused Copland to be called the “President of American Music” are still among the most performed and admired classical works worldwide, and Copland continues to be a beloved American icon. There are no signs of the customary silence that follows a composer’s death.
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