ARRON COPLAND

CHILDHOOD

• He went to a boys high school
• One of his well known teachers was Nadia Boulanger
• His teacher asked him to make a organ concerto

CHILDHOOD

• He was born in Brooklyn, New York
• His parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants
• His older sister taught him how to play the piano

ADULTHOOD

• He wrote about 100 compositions
• He got to compose at a summer resort in Pennsylvania
• He was depressed In his older years

ADULT HOOD

• Copland worked on jazz rhythms
• He inspired Igor Stravinsky
• He made music with billy the kid

MUSIC

• Hoedown- year 2009
• Simple gifts- 1848
• Fanfare for the common man- 1942

HOEDOWN

FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN

• https://youtu.be/4NjssV8UuVA

SIMPLE GIFTS

• https://youtu.be/FMtCh0VuoKg

SOME OF HIS ORCHESTRAS

• Billy the kid- 1938
• Appalachian spring- 1944
• Men and Mice -1939

ORCASTRAS

• Second hurricanes- 1937
• Our town- 1940
• The heiress- 1948

WEBSITES