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41. Aaron Copland Icon Of American Culture 1900-1990
Biography from The Timid Soul s Guide to Classical Music showing his importance in moving America away from overpowering European influences.
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Aaron Copland: Icon of American culture 1900-1990
American composers wrote with a German accent in the 19th century, and adopted a more fashionable French accent early in the 20th century. Only with the 1930s work of Aaron Copland did American music find its own loping voice. Copland's music just before, during and after World War II defined the American style. Great Americana film scores from Elmer Bernstein's ``To Kill a Mockingbird'' and ``The Magnificent Seven'' to Randy Newman's ``The Natural'' are homages to the Copland sound and attitude. Copland himself wrote eight film scores, including ``Of Mice and Men,'' ``The Red Pony'' and ``The Heiress.'' But he really launched the Americana movement not on the silver screen but in the concert hall and on the ballet stage. His greatest strength as a composer was his simplicity of expression, his ability to make a musical point memorably but without fuss. That's why three of his six ballet scores - ``Rodeo,'' ``Billy the Kid'' and ``Appalachian Spring'' - are loved even by people who hate modern music. Copland's first works, in the 1920s and '30s, were self-consciously avant-garde for their time, with brashly dissonant harmonies. Copland was committed to tonality, but primitivism had been in vogue since Stravinsky's ``The Rite of Spring'' premiered just before World War I.

42. Aaron Copland, Wild West Music: Best-known American Classical Music Composer Of
Brief biography of American composer and music teacher aaron copland, his life, film scores and list of works. Famous for ballet Appalachian Spring.
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Brief biography of American composer and music teacher Aaron Copland, his life, film scores and list of works. Famous for ballet Appalachian Spring.
Aaron Copland is considered America's best-known 20th century composer of classical music in terms of vividly portraying the wide open spaces of America, putting to memory the lives of pioneers and legends of the Wild West. Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 14, 1900, a son of Russian Jewish immigrants. He started his musical lessons with Rubin Goldmark in New York and with the famous French teacher Nadia Boulanger , in Paris, then returned to New York.

43. American Composer Aaron Copland: Composer Of The American West
The soundtrack of many an old Western film owes a great debt to aaron copland, a twentiethcentury composer strongly associated with creating Americana.
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The soundtrack of many an old Western film owes a great debt to Aaron Copland, a twentieth-century composer strongly associated with creating "Americana."
Perhaps you are familiar with how the Wild West "sounds." The fiddle with foot-stompin' rhythms can be found in the soundtracks of many old Westerns. But how did this sound develop as a key signifier of "Americana"? Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004), an American film composer, might be credited with making this American Western sound popular in the film world. The soundtrack to The Magnificent Seven (1960) is full of fiddles, percussion instruments that imitate hoof clip-clops, and Mexican-based rhythms and instruments (such as the maracas and Spanish guitar). In fact, he received a Western Heritage Award for his score to that film.

44. Aaron Copland's America
Through compositions such as Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid, El Salon Mexico, Fanfare for the Common Man, and Lincoln Portrait, aaron copland
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Heckscher Museum of Art Huntington, Long Island, NY www.heckscher.org Aaron Copland's America November 4, 2000 - January 21, 2001 T hrough compositions such as Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid, El Salon Mexico, Fanfare for the Common Man , and Lincoln Portrait, Aaron Copland pioneered a distinctive American sound and spirit. He created music which stemmed from his fascination with American folk themes and multiculturalism. Copland's music was revolutionary in that it reflected the strands and diversity of the many cultures which comprise the American landscape. He was influenced by visual and literary artists, and in turn, influenced the work of many others. On the centennial of his birth (November 14, 1900), Heckscher Museum of Art presents a sweeping three-gallery exhibition which includes depictions of Aaron Copland by American artists and photographers, and also explores the impact of Copland's American spirit through works by many American and European artists who were influenced by Copland's music, or who were similarly intrigued by the growing sense of a uniquely American spirit and aesthetic. (left: Marsden Hartley

45. Oja, C. And Tick, J., Eds.: Aaron Copland And His World.
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Shopping Cart Reviews Aaron Copland and His World reassesses the legacy of one of America's best-loved composers at a pivotal momentas his life and work shift from the realm of personal memory to that of history. This collection of seventeen essays by distinguished scholars of American music explores the stages of cultural change on which Copland's long life (1900 to 1990) unfolded: from the modernist experiments of the 1920s, through the progressive populism of the Great Depression and the urgencies of World War II, to postwar political backlash and the rise of serialism in the 1950s and the cultural turbulence of the 1960s. Continually responding to an ever-changing political and cultural panorama, Copland kept a firm focus on both his private muse and the public he served. No self-absorbed recluse, he was very much a public figure who devoted his career to building support systems to help composers function productively in America. This book critiques Copland's work in these shifting contexts. Carol J. Oja

46. Composer Aaron Copland Was Born In Brooklyn, New York
When he was just 15, aaron copland decided to become a composer. Born on November 14, 1900, in Brooklyn, New York, to RussianJewish immigrant parents,
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47. Aaron Copland -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on aaron copland American composer who achieved a distinctive musical characterization of American themes in an
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49. Overview Page: Fanfare For The Common Man: Patriotic Melodies (Library Of Congre
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Available Items Aaron Copland at Piano in His Studio , Ossining, New York. Victor Kraft, photographer, ca 1958. Music Division "Fanfare for the Common Man" was certainly Copland's best known concert opener. He wrote it in response to a solicitation from Eugene Goosens for a musical tribute honoring those engaged in World War II. Goosens, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, originally had in mind a fanfare "... for Soldiers, or for Airmen or Sailors" and planned to open his 1942 concert season with it. Aaron Copland later wrote, "The challenge was to compose a traditional fanfare, direct and powerful, yet with a contemporary sound." To the ultimate delight of audiences Copland managed to weave musical complexity with popular style. He worked slowly and deliberately, however, and the piece was not ready until a full month after the proposed premier. Aaron Copland on an American street , Ossining, New York (?), Victor Kraft, photographer (n.d.). Used by permission of Mrs. Victor Kraft

50. NPR Music: The Aaron Copland Interview
In November 1980, composer aaron copland sat down with the late NPR host and producer Fred Calland (left) for a wideranging interview.
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51. Queens College - CUNY
The aaron copland School of Music offers a liberal arts music major and a major in performance, an additional sequence in music education, and a cultural
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The Aaron Copland School of Music offers a liberal arts music major and a major in performance, an additional sequence in music education, and a cultural music major; music minors in music literature or theory; and a concentration in composition. The curriculum is planned to develop the interdependent skills of performing, listening to, and understanding music, and thus to provide the thorough training so necessary for graduate study and an eventual career in the profession.
The School gives all students of the college a finer appreciation of music by broadening their experience in listening and participating. Courses in appreciation and the rudiments of music are available for the general student without previous training in music; other courses and performing ensembles are open to qualified nonmajors.

52. Aaron Copland
Biography of aaron copland and events relative to the composition of his Appalachian Spring.
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Copland's parents came to the United States from villages in Polish and Lithuanian Russia. His father's name was Anglicized from Kaplan to Copland during his time in England en route to the United States. The family owned a store in Brooklyn and prospered. Aaron was their fifth child, born on November 14, 1900, seven years after his nearest sister. After learning what he could of the piano at home, young Aaron enrolled himself in study with Leopold Wolfsohn, with whom he remained three years, before advancing to study with Victor Wittgenstein and Clarence Adler. Beginning in 1917 he began studying harmony, counterpoint and sonata form under Rubin Goldmark , a devotee of Beethoven and Wagner. At age 20 he had saved enough money to go to France and study at the new American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, near Paris. He was lucky enough to be the first American pupil of Nadia Boulanger, whom he found "exhilarating," and stayed with her until 1924. During these years, not only was he exposed to the tremendous cultural riches of Paris but he also traveled to England, Belgium and Italy. In addition he spent the summers, on Boulanger's advice, in Berlin, Vienna and Salzburg. A 1921 performance he gave of his piano composition

53. Aaron Copland News - The New York Times
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Newest First Oldest First Page: By KATHRYN SHATTUCK January 2, 2008 Hailing an American Composer Whose Rhythm Lives On By ROBERTA HERSHENSON July 1, 2007 Red, White and Blue Celebration for an American Born in Berlin By BERNARD HOLLAND Lukas Foss, who turns 85 in August and was recognized at the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center on Thursday night, has in him a little of both the American dream and the American reality. June 30, 2007 By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER January 23, 2007 By JEREMY EICHLER A densely packed three days of programs at Bard College offered the jazz-infused Copland, the early modernist Copland and the very unsimple 12-tone Copland. August 24, 2005 American Music Thrives Not on Copland Alone By ANNE MIDGETTE August 16, 2005

54. Aaron Copland Educational Resources
The U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus have released two reference recordings, entitled The Legacy of aaron copland. The accompanying 32page
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An Educators Guide to the Music of Aaron Copland Reference Recordings The U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus have released two reference recordings, entitled The Legacy of Aaron Copland . The accompanying 32-page booklets, which include a biography of Copland, historical photographs, and detailed program notes, are now available on our website.
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The CD booklet can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat. A Copland Biography Program Notes:
Variations on a Shaker Melody Down a Country Lane Ceremonial Fanfare Preamble for a Solemn Occasion Waltz and Celebration from Billy the Kid An Outdoor Overture Emblems Lincoln Portrait Suite from The Red Pony
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The CD booklet can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat. A Copland Biography Program Notes:
Selections from The Tender Land
Stomp Your Foot
The Promise of Living
Lark

Old American Songs: Set One
The Boatmen's Dance
The Dodger
Long Time Ago
Simple Gifts
I Bought Me a Cat

Four Motets
Help Us, O Lord

55. Aaron Copland - Featured Artists - A Century Of Creativity - The MacDowell Colon
aaron copland was unknown as a composer when he first came to The MacDowell Colony in 1925. The artists he met there that summer changed his perception of
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Read the transcript Aaron Copland was unknown as a composer when he first came to The MacDowell Colony in 1925.Â The artists he met there that summer changed his perception of art in America.Â Years later, Copland acknowledged his debt to the Colony, saying that if people found his music distinctly American, the Colony deserved some of the credit. View object slideshow for Aaron Copland Billy the Kid.
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56. Aaron Copland - Research And Read Books, Journals, Articles At
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57. Aaron Copland - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandis
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58. The Aaron Copland Mp3 Page -- Classic Cat
Biography, links, and directory of MP3 audio files from Classic Cat.
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59. The Infography About Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
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Berger, Arthur. Aaron Copland. Oxford University Press, 1953. Copland, Aaron. Our New Music. McGraw-Hill, 1941. Rev. and enl. as The New Music: 1900-1960. W.W. Norton, 1968. Copland, Aaron, and Vivian Perlis. Copland: 1900 through 1942. Faber and Faber, 1984. Copland, Aaron, and Vivian Perlis. Copland since 1943. St. Martin's Press, 1989. Pollack, Howard. Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man. Henry Holt, 1999; London: Faber and Faber, 2000. Smith, Julia Frances. Aaron Copland: His Work and Contribution to American Music. Dutton, 1955.
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Butterworth, Neil. The Music of Aaron Copland. London: Toccata Press, 1985. Universe Books, 1986. Copland, Aaron. Copland on Music. New York: Doubleday, 1960; W.W. Norton, 1963. Copland, Aaron. Music and Imagination. Harvard University Press, 1952. Copland, Aaron. What to Listen for in Music. McGraw-Hill, 1939. Rev. and enl., 1957. Cone, Edward T. "Conversations with Aaron Copland." Perspectives of New Music 6.2 (1968): 57-72.

60. Aaron Copland's Sunny Side - TLS Highlights - Times Online
nobreak Elizabeth B. Crist and Wayne Shirley, editorsTHE SELECTED CORRESPONDENCE OF aaron COPLAND288pp. Yale University Press. £25 (US $45).0 300 11121 5
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