Aaron COPLAND

14 November 1900 - 2 December 1990 (age 90)

portrait of Copland by Paul Helm

The above image is a portrait of Aaron Copland from my series '52 Composers'. I made it using a combination of traditional and digital techniques.
The background lists some of his best known works.
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.

I have a lot of work to do on this page and this site. I will be adding a lot more Copland content so keep watching - there will also be more composers.

You can buy fine prints of this portrait at imagekind

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

Part One: See and hear Aaron Copland, July 1980.

Part Two: See and hear Aaron Copland, July 1980.

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