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
The Opera House (2017)
Paris: The Luminous Years (2010)
He Got Game (1998)
Tanglewood: A Place for Music (1985)
Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait (1985)
Crimen a fondo (1981)
Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives (1979)
Bachianas Brasileiras: Meu Nome é Villa-Lobos (1979)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
Copland Conducts Copland (1976)
Something Wild (1961)
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958)
Appalachian Spring (1958)
Abstronic (1952)
Three Installations (1952)
The Heiress (1949)
Tanglewood Music School and Music Festival (1949)
The Red Pony (1949)
Idlers That Work (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)
145 W. 21 (1936)
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GenderMale
Birthday1900-11-14
Deathday1990-12-02 (90 years old)
Birth NameAaron Copland
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
Religionatheism
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsKennedy Center Honors, Handel Medallion, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score, Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Laurel Leaf Award, Grammy Trustees Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Congressional Gold Medal, Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholarship, Pulitzer Prize, Rome Prize, National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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