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Title: Aaron Copland


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Aaron Copland
  • The American Composer

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Aaron Copland
  • WHERE AMERICA
  • WHEN 1900-2000
  • WHY BALLETS AND MOVIE SCORES
  • STYLE MODERN

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Aaron Copland
  • His sister was his first piano teacher. In less
    than one year, Copland had learned everything she
    could teach him.
  • Following much pestering of his father, Copland
    was allowed to take formal lessons. He had to set
    up his own piano lessons when he was 13.

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Aaron Copland
  • After attending his first concert at age 15,
    Copland decided to become a composer.
  • At 17 he went to France to study. He liked the
    modern sounds being created.

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Aaron Copland
  • When he returned to America, he wanted to use
    some of these new sounds and also wanted his
    music to sound American.
  • He used American folk songs in his music.

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Aaron Copland
  • Wrote ballets
  • Rodeo
  • Billy the Kid
  • Appalachian Spring
  • A ballet is a story told in dance and music.
  • By using American cowboy tunes in his ballets, he
    taught the American people how to enjoy
    orchestral music.

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Aaron Copland
  • Here is a photography from Appalachian Spring.
  • The song Tis A Gift is a Quaker melody that
    Copland used in his ballet.

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Aaron Copland
  • Western movies
  • the Cowboy from Brooklyn
  • Used American cowboy songs and old fiddle tunes.

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Aaron Copland
  • The Red Pony
  • This movie is about a 10 year old boy named Jody,
    who received a red pony as a gift. Jody loved
    his pony and often dreamed about the things they
    could do together. In one of his dreams, Jody
    was a ringmaster at a circus, putting his pony
    through its act.

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Aaron Copland
  • Aaron Copland worked with many new composers in
    America, helping them learn how to write music.
  • He became a famous conductor. He felt he had
    run out of chords to write and did not write
    much in his later life.
  • He has influenced the emergence of American music
    more than anyone.
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