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| Era | 20th century |
| Birth - Death | November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990 |
| Summary | Aaron Copland was an American composer of concert and film music, as well as an accomplished pianist. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, he was widely known as “the dean of American composers.” Copland's music achieved a difficult balance between modern music and American folk styles, and the open, slowly changing harmonies of many of his works are said to evoke the vast American landscape. He incorporated percussive orchestration, changing meter, polyrhythms, polychords and tone rows. Aside from composing, Copland taught, presented music-related lectures, wrote books and articles, and served as a conductor. Works by Aaron Copland include: Lincoln Portrait (1942) for narrator and orchestra Appalachian Spring (1944) Ballet in one act Symphony No.3 (1946) The Tender Land (1952-56) Opera in three acts |
| Video | Appalachian Spring |
| More Information | Keeping Score: Copland and the American Sound - Multimedia website produced by the San Francisco Symphony Audio Interview with Vivian Perlis about Aaron Copland Aaron Copland discography - at MusicBrainz Review of "Howard Pollack, Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man" - by R. James Tobin Aaron Copland Collection - at the Library of Congress American Masters "Aaron Copland" - at www.pbs.org COPLAND HOUSE - a unique creative center for American music based at Aaron Copland's restored, longtime home Aaron Copland - Classical music and classical hit collection. David Raksin Remembers his Colleagues Aaron Copland Featured Subject: Aaron Copland - News and Reviews From the Archives of The New York Times Aaron Copland - Wikipedia article with life, photograph, works list, bibliography, internal references to related people, topics, and selected works. Aaron Copland - Biography, trivia, and discography from Sony Classical. Aaron Copland - Biography with education and influences, interaction with peers, teaching, evolution of style, noted works, and summary list of compositions from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. |
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