Aaron Copland

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Aaron Copland was an American composer of concert and film music, and an accomplished pianist. He was Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition.

April 25, 2008
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Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) 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. Aside from composing, Copland taught, presented music-related lectures, wrote books and articles, and served as a conductor (generally, but not always) of his own works.

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Musikulus

Why did you kill.........?

February 2009
Kurishiler

Did I kill the community or something?

September 2008
Kurishiler

How were all of you introduced to Copland?

August 2008
GCHP

Excellent. Somehow the fact that the Police are second favourites seems so appropriate for a composer called Copland.

July 2008
nDroae

I like Copland and Copeland, and Cop Land looks like it might be worth checking out. :-P

May 2008
laurenohneil

sweet group, Gamester.

April 2008