- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- November 14, 1900
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York
- Died
- December 2, 1990
Aaron Copland
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 f…
Filmography
movieInternational ARD Music Competition 2025 Prize Winners' Concert
2025 · Original Music Composer
movieZahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes
2024 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Opera House
2017 · Music
movieCopland, Bernstein
2014 · Original Music Composer
movieParis: The Luminous Years
2010
movieConcerto diretto da John Axelrod
2009 · Original Music Composer
movieHe Got Game
1998 · Music
Tanglewood: A Place for Music
movieTanglewood: A Place for Music
1985 · Self
Aaron Copland: A Self Portrait
movieAaron Copland: A Self Portrait
1985 · Self
movieA Letter to Jonathan
1980 · Music
Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives
movieAre My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives
1979 · Self
movieBachianas Brasileiras: Meu Nome é Villa-Lobos
1979
tvThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
movieCopland Conducts Copland
1976 · Self - Composer and conductor
movieSomething Wild
1961 · Conductor, Original Music Composer
movieAppalachian Spring
1959 · Music
tvNew York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
1958 · Self
movieAbstronic
1952 · Music
movieThree Installations
1952 · Music
movieThe Heiress
1949 · Original Music Composer
Tanglewood Music School and Music Festival
movieTanglewood Music School and Music Festival
1949 · Self
movieThe Red Pony
1949 · Original Music Composer
Idlers That Work
movieIdlers That Work
1949 · Music
movieThe Cummington Story
1945 · Original Music Composer
movieThe North Star
1943 · Music, Songs
movieOur Town
1940 · Original Music Composer
movieOf Mice and Men
1939 · Original Music Composer
movieThe City
1939 · Original Music Composer
movie145 W. 21
1936