Aaron Copland

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1900-11-14

Deathday 1990-12-02 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York

Aaron Copland

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.

Known For

Sound

2017
1998
He Got Game

as Music

1961
Something Wild

as Conductor

1961
Something Wild

as Original Music Composer

1958
1952
Abstronic

as Music

1952
1949
The Heiress

as Original Music Composer

1949
The Red Pony

as Original Music Composer

1949
1945
The Cummington Story

as Original Music Composer

1943
1940
Our Town

as Original Music Composer

1939
Of Mice and Men

as Original Music Composer

1939
The City

as Original Music Composer