Aaron Copland
14 November 1900 – 2 December 1990
Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer and conductor, often referred to as the Dean of American Composers. He is celebrated for works that shaped an American sound in classical music, including Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, and Fanfare for the Common Man.
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Life events
Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish immigrant parents.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCopland studied composition in Paris under the renowned teacher Nadia Boulanger.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe composed El Salón México, one of his first widely popular orchestral works.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCopland wrote the ballet Rodeo, further establishing his distinctively American style.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe wrote Fanfare for the Common Man, one of his most recognizable compositions.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis ballet Appalachian Spring earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1945.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgIn his later career Copland devoted more time to conducting his own and others' music.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCopland received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCopland died in North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow), New York, at the age of 90.
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