Aaron Copland

Abstract
Aaron Copland, a name known by many as one The Composer of America Music of Note
of the fathers of American Classical Music. Heather Scott Appalachian Spring
Despite his fame for many of his more popular Quiet City
works, Coplands history is surrounded with Indiana State University Music Education Fanfare for the Common Man
little pieces of controversy that would lead one to Music for Theatre
believe that he was not a likely candidate for Rodeo
being such a profound impact on American Billy the Kid
music. Some of these controversies surround his Lincoln Portrait
personal life and include both his sexual
orientation as well as his alleged ties to the
communist party. Despite these controversies,
Copland has created an American idiom for
music through the use of folk tunes, hymn Influences on Music Today
songs, and jazz. Movie Scores
Magnificent Seven
Fantastic Beasts and Where to
Find Them
Western sounding harmonies
Controversy Modern Wind Band Repertoire
Musical Training
Sexual Orientation
Jewish Heritage
Alleged Communist Ties

Events of Note
November 14, 1900
World War I
World War II
People of Note
Cuban Missile Crisis
Sergei Koussevitzky
Vietnam War
Nadia Boulanger
McCarthyism
Leonard Bernstein
December 2, 1990
Coplands quotation of McLoeds
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Butterworth, Neil. The Music of Aaron Copland. New York: Universe Books, 1986. Print.