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Aaron COPLAND

14 November 1900 - 2 December 1990 (age 90)

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Aaron Copland, 20th century American composer of classical music with elements of jazz and american folk music.
I have made this portrait available in various formats and also on some gift items which will make unusual presents for music lovers.
You will also find here recommended books, CDs, and other Copland related goodies.

Family

Born: Aaron Cohen November 14, 1900 in Brooklyn, New York.
Father: Harris Morris Copland, (originally Kaplan) Lithuanian Jew, storekeeper
Mother: Sarah Mittenthal Copland,
Siblings: Ralph, Leon, Laurine, Josephine, Aaron was their fifth child
Ralph a good violinist. Sister Laurine gave him his first piano lessons.
Partners: Gay. Intermittent life-partner: photographer Victor Kraft
Children: none.
Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
Grave: Ashes scattered. throughout Tanglewood Music Center in the Bershire Mountains of Massachusetts

Fanfare for the Common Man

Works

* Fanfare for the Common Man
* Short Symphony
* Dance Symphony
* Third Symphony
* Appalachian Spring (ballet)
* Grohg (ballet)
* Billy the Kid (ballet)
* Rodeo (ballet)
* Lincoln Portrait
* Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson
* Dance Panels
* El Salon Mexico
* The Red Pony Suite
* Danzon Cubano
* Three Latin American Sketches
* Music for Theater
* Music for Movies