Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

  • Birthday: 1900-11-14
  • Deathday: 1990-12-02
  • Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York

Biography

Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a 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 people consider to be 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 the composer labeled 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. Description above from the Wikipedia page Aaron Copland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Production

He Got Game

1998

As Music

The Heiress

1949

As Original Music Composer

Appalachian Spring

1958

As Music

Of Mice and Men

1939

As Original Music Composer

Three Installations

1952

As Music

The North Star

1943

As Music

The Opera House

2017

As Music

Something Wild

1961

As Conductor

The Red Pony

1949

As Original Music Composer

Our Town

1940

As Original Music Composer

Abstronic

1952

As Music

The Cummington Story

1945

As Original Music Composer

The City

1939

As Original Music Composer

Something Wild

1961

As Original Music Composer

Idlers That Work

1949

As Music

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