Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (, ; November 14, 1900December 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 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. In addition to his ballets and orchestral works, he produced music in many other genres, including chamber music, vocal works, opera, and film scores.

After some initial studies with composer Rubin Goldmark, Copland traveled to Paris, where he first studied with Isidor Philipp and Paul Vidal, then with noted pedagogue Nadia Boulanger. He studied three years with Boulanger, whose eclectic approach to music inspired his own broad taste. Determined upon his return to the U.S. to make his way as a full-time composer, Copland gave lecture-recitals, wrote works on commission and did some teaching and writing. But he found that composing orchestral music in a modernist style, which he had adopted while studying abroad, was unprofitable, particularly in light of the Great Depression. He shifted in the mid-1930s to a more accessible musical style that mirrored the German idea of ("music for use"), music that could serve utilitarian and artistic purposes. During the Depression years, he traveled extensively to Europe, Africa, and Mexico, formed an important friendship with Mexican composer Carlos Chávez, and began composing his signature works.

During the late 1940s, Copland became aware that Stravinsky and other fellow composers had begun to study Arnold Schoenberg's use of twelve-tone (serial) techniques. After he had been exposed to the works of French composer Pierre Boulez, he incorporated serial techniques into his ''Piano Quartet'' (1950), ''Piano Fantasy'' (1957), ''Connotations'' for orchestra (1961), and ''Inscape'' for orchestra (1967). Unlike Schoenberg, Copland used his tone rows in much the same fashion as his tonal material—as sources for melodies and harmonies, rather than as complete statements in their own right, except for crucial events from a structural point of view. From the 1960s onward, Copland's activities turned more from composing to conducting. He became a frequent guest conductor of orchestras in the U.S. and the UK and made a series of recordings of his music, primarily for Columbia Records. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Piano music by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    [United States] : Naxos, 2005
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    Short symphony, no. 2. by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    London, New York, Boosey & Hawkes 1955
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Old American songs; 1st and 2d sets. by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    London, New York, Boosey & Hawkes 1962
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    The complete works for solo piano by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    New York, NY : Sony Classical, 1994
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    Appalachian spring ; ballet for Martha. Full score. by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    London, New York : Boosey and Hawkes, 1945
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    The legacy of Aaron Copland by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    Franklin, TN : Altissimo!, 2011
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    Copland 100 by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    Format: CD Audio


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    El Salon Mexico by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    [New York] : Boosey & Hawkes, 1941
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Dance symphony : Short symphony ; Organ symphony by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    New York, NY : RCA Victor Red Seal : Manufactured and distributed by BMG Music, 1996
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    Symphony no. 3 ; Danzón cubano ; El Salón México by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Angel Records, 1986
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    The tender land by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    London, England : Virgin Classics, 1990
    Format: Audio


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    Old American songs : second set by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    New York : Boosey & Hawkes, 1954
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Billy the Kid complete ballet ; Rodeo : complete ballet by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    U.S. : EMI/Angel, 1986
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    Copland on music by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

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    Variations on a Shaker melody : from Appalachian spring by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    [New York?] : Boosey and Hawkes, 1960
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Symphony no. 3 ; Symphony for organ and orchestra by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    New York, NY : Sony, 1997
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    The tender land : opera in 3 acts by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    [New York] : Boosey & Hawkes, 1956
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Great Copland ballets by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    Hayes, Middlesex, England : EMI Records, 1992
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    Old American songs : first and second sets by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    London : Boosey & Hawkes, 1950
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Sonata for clarinet and piano by Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

    New York : Boosey & Hawkes, 1988
    Format: Musical Score Book