People
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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Paris: The Luminous Years | 2010-12-14 |
Tanglewood: A Place for Music as Self | 1985-05-26 |
Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait as Self | 1985-01-01 |
Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives as Self | 1979-03-04 |
Bachianas Brasileiras: Meu Nome é Villa-Lobos | 1979-01-01 |
Copland Conducts Copland as Self - Composer and conductor | 1976-03-17 |
Tanglewood Music School and Music Festival as Self | 1949-07-20 |
145 W. 21 | 1936-01-01 |