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Brooklyn, New York, United States (1900 – 1990)
Aaron Copland (November 11, 1900 in Brooklyn, New York, United States – December 2,1990) was an American composer of concert and film music. Instrumental in forging a uniquely 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.
Outside of composing, Copland often served as a teacher and lecturer. During his career he also wrote books and articles, and served as a conductor, most frequently for his own works. It should be noted that he was one of the first openly gay composers in history, in a time when this was not accepted in society.
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iWawa wrote:
daaamn,that's the guy who wrote We Will Rock You,all hail Aaron Copland.
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ulyssestone wrote:
Aaron Copland: Complete Chronological Catalogue in one Spotify playlist http://www.spotifyclassical.com/2011/11/aaron-copland-complete-chronological.html from early songs(1918) to last piano piece(1982), plus the original version of the ballets & a conversation from Copland's 81st birthday concert, in which he talked about Appalachian Spring. Happy 111th birthday.
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ShakeyRamon wrote:
sentimental in the best way
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binkeinpapagei wrote:
R.I.P. 20 years
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ASTRAL70 wrote:
On November 13, 2010, I reached the 200,000 song plays level. I chose "Appalachian Spring" for my 200,000th !!!
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veiledsongbird wrote:
A Brilliant Man indeed!!
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Austin_Rac wrote:
fugly kike
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gearshifter wrote:
@aaronws: I had to read that book for a music class in my first year of college. It deals with musical theory a bit, but it isn't too strenuous. If I remember correctly, the first few chapters just deal with rhythm, harmony, melody, and tone color, while the later ones talk about different forms, such as fugues and sonatas.
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riffic wrote:
BEEF, its whats for dinner!
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insomniacme wrote:
nobody needs or should even consider reader such a titled book.
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aaronws wrote:
anyone read his book "what to listen for in music"? is it good? i was flipping through it the other day at a local shop, and while it seemed interesting, i wasn't sure if it would be too technical/hard to read for someone not properly learned in reading or writing composition. but if anyone could write something like that while making it accessible, i guess it'd be this guy
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reagan0 wrote:
For many years, far more than I'd care to say, Aaron Copland has been one of my all-time favorite classical artists. I can listen to his music for days and never get tired of hearing it.
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reagan0 wrote:
@citruscorp: That never crossed my mind -- seriously. Then, again, my mind isn't wired that way.
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citruscorp wrote:
like there could literally not be another intended connotation for that phrase
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citruscorp wrote:
oh my god buckaroo holiday sounds like a gay pornography filme
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CousinMosquito wrote:
Inscape and Connotations rule. I wish he had written more dodecaphonic orchestral music!
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kaplain wrote:
Ambient Piano Music http://stephane.horeczko.free.fr/music_127.htm
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me_cotterill wrote:
I play him mainly because he's the first artist in my iTunes Library
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Konkapa wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Spike+Lee
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EkriirkE wrote:
Loved playing his pieces in school.
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