AARON COPLAND (1900 - 1990)
biography born in Brooklyn, New York
include definition of "suite"
From Sorcery
to Science, a puppet show
score for the 1939 New York's World's Fair
Some film compositions:
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Of Mice and Men
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Our Town
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The Red Pony
Serious orchestral compositions:
Billy the Kid is a ballet about a
gunslinger in the wild, wild west.
Can you see the gun in the foreground of the picture?
Click to hear the sound clip.
Copland's music captures the unique sounds of the frontier.
Listen to the excerpt of the Rodeo suite.
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Appalachian Spring
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Lincoln Portrait
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Fanfare for the Common Man
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El salon Mexico
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