Aaron Copland (November 14 ) was an American composer of modern tonal music as well as film music. Copland’s music achieved a difficult balance between simple and effective composition. His often slow harmonies were near motionless recalling the vast American landscape. He incorporated percussive orchestration For the use of the term “orchestration” in computer science, see orchestration (computers) Outside of composing, Copland often served as a teacher and lecturer.
During his carreer he also wrote books, articles and served as a conductor. Copland born in Brooklyn, New York He spent his childhood living above his parents’ Brooklyn shop. Although his parents never encouraged or directly exposed him to music, at age fifteen he had already taken an interest in the subject and aspired to be a composer. His music education included time with Leopold Wolfsohn and Rubin Goldmark Rubin Goldmark (August 15, 1872 (New York City) – March 6, 1936 (New York City)) was an American composer, pianist, and educator.
He studied composition with Robert Fuchs at the Vienna Conservatory, and later with Antonin Dvorak at the National Conservatory in New York. He taught composition at the National Conservatory and at the College Conservatory in Colorado, and spent the last twelve A symphony is an extended piece of music for orchestra, especially one in the form of a sonata. The word symphony is derived from the Greek syn (together) and phone (sounding), by way of the Latin symphonia. The term was used by the Greeks, firstly to denote the general conception of concord, both between successive sounds
Other major works of his first (austere) period include the Short Symphony (1933 Centuries: 19th century – 20th century – 21st century This jazz inspired period was brief, however as his style evolved toward the goal of writing more accessible works. Many composers rejected the notion of writing music for the elite during the depression, thus the common American folklore served as the basis for his work along with revival hymns, cowboy and folk songs. Copland’s second (vernacular) period began around 1936.
