Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was an American composer (1900–1990) whose works helped define a distinctly American classical sound.
His ballets—*Appalachian Spring*, *Billy the Kid*, *Rodeo*—draw on folk melodies and open harmonies that evoke the American landscape.
Copland also composed film scores, symphonies, and the brassy *Fanfare for the Common Man*.
Legendary juvenile gunfighter
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- frontierEdge of settlement
- folk melodiesAncestral community songs
- heartlandCentral region of significance
pastoral · populism · New Deal · American landscape · folk songs · Simple Gifts · hoedown · square dance
Legendary juvenile gunfighter
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- stageRaised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- librettoOpera's written words
Martha Graham · movement · theatrical · dramatic · scenario · collaboration · premiere · curtain
Extended composition for orchestra
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- opusNumbered artistic creation
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
Tanglewood · twelve-tone · serialist · modernist · film scores · Our Town · Pulitzer Prize · Oscar
- GershwinComposing brothers' surname
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- accessibleAble to be reached
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
Stravinsky · Brooklyn · Jewish heritage · mentor · teacher · lecturer · Harvard · legacy
Slender rod for leading
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- gesturesExpressive body movements
London Symphony · recording sessions · tempo · dynamics · guest conductor
Billy the Kid
Legendary juvenile gunfighter
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- frontierEdge of settlement
- folk melodiesAncestral community songs
heartland · pastoral · populism · New Deal · American landscape · folk songs · Simple Gifts · hoedown · square dance · Western
Billy the Kid
Legendary juvenile gunfighter
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- stageRaised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
Martha Graham · libretto · movement · theatrical · dramatic · scenario · collaboration · premiere · curtain
symphony
Extended composition for orchestra
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- opusNumbered artistic creation
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
orchestration · Tanglewood · twelve-tone · serialist · modernist · film scores · Our Town · Pulitzer Prize · Oscar · notation
Bernstein
- GershwinComposing brothers' surname
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- accessibleAble to be reached
Stravinsky · vernacular · Brooklyn · Jewish heritage · mentor · teacher · lecturer · Harvard · legacy · twentieth century
baton
Slender rod for leading
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- interpretationAssigned meaning
gestures · London Symphony · recording sessions · tempo · dynamics · guest conductor