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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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  • mattimeus

    sort of. "[Fanfare for the Common Man] was soon enshrined alongside Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and Lincoln Portrait in Copland’s gallery of “hits.” Decades later, the rock group Queen incorporated part of the main melody and the stamping rhythm of the Fanfare into its 1977 stadium anthem “We Will Rock You.”"

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  • suicidalmarz

    @iWanna seriously?!

    February 2012

  • iWawa

    daaamn,that's the guy who wrote We Will Rock You,all hail Aaron Copland.

    January 2012

  • ulyssestone

    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.

    November 2011

  • binkeinpapagei

    R.I.P. 20 years

    December 2010

  • ASTRAL70

    On November 13, 2010, I reached the 200,000 song plays level. I chose "Appalachian Spring" for my 200,000th !!!

    November 2010

  • veiledsongbird

    A Brilliant Man indeed!!

    October 2010

  • gearshifter

    @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.

    July 2010
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