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.
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Filmography
all 27
Movies 25
self 7
TV Shows 2
Crimen a fondo (1981)
Copland Conducts Copland (1976)
Something Wild (1961)
Appalachian Spring (1958)
Abstronic (1952)
The Heiress (1949)
The Red Pony (1949)
Meet the Pioneers (1948)
The Cummington Story (1945)
Appalachian Spring (1944)
The North Star (1943)
Our Town (1940)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
The City (1939)
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Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-11-14
Deathday
1990-12-02 (90 years old)
Birth Name
Aaron Copland
Birth Place
Brooklyn, United States
Religion
atheism
Citizenships
United States
Residences
Aaron Copland House, United States of America
Awards
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of , Laurel Leaf Award, Grammy Trustees Award, Rome Prize, National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score, Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award, Kennedy Center Honors, Handel Medallion, Guggenheim Fellowship, Congressional Gold Medal, Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholarship, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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