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![]() FamilyBorn: 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 ManWorks* 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 Quotes-"You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down... some sort of permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today. "- "To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable." - "A melody is not merely something you can hum." - "So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning." Amazon StoreBooks and CDs on Amazon.com (US)
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Simple Gifts from Appalachian SpringNewsGreat gifts on Zazzlemake custom gifts at Zazzle on eBay right nowOn eBay you will find bargains galore but more interestingly there is a treasure chest of old items. Out of print books, old recordings no longer available, memorabilia and goods no longer sold on the High Street.To see what is currently on offer take a look at:
Links - and where to go for more information - Library of Congress collection - Copland House - Brain Juice Bio - Answers.com |
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