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.