AARON COPLAND

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• He was born in Brooklyn, New York
• He died at Sleepy Hollow in New York.

He started as a musician at a young age, his sister Laurine taught him how to play the piano.

He struggled in his school classes, and he also did not have to move for school either.

He traveled to Paris to learn more about music, and to work on his music career he went to Fontainebleau Schools.

PLAYED

• He was known for the keyboard and the piano
• He did more symphony’s than other music genre

FAMILY

• His dads name was Harris Morris Copland
• His moms name is Sara Mittenthal Copland
• He was one of five children brothers: Ralph, and Leon Sisters: Laurine, and Josephine

MORE INFO

• His parents are Lithuania immigrants
• His parents are Jewish
• He early played at Jewish weddings and ceremonies
• He went to two different high schools

AWARDS

• Grammy hall of fame
• Grammy trustees award
• Kennedy Center award
• Pulitzer Prize for music for application spring and

Aaron Copland is a composer from the USA. He like American folk music which influenced him to stop imitating European Composers. He was a good friend with Lenard Bernstein. He was the first well known America composer, and the first to bring American folk music to the world.

YOUTUBE

• Appalachian Spring https://youtu.be/WVahuS9hk_s
• Hoedown https://youtu.be/LsReWx9XdNs
• Simple Gifts https://youtu.be/FMtCh0VuoKg

I like hoedown the best because I like how it is formatted, and the variety of notes. It was written October 16, of 1942 for a symphony.

PLACES I USED

• Wikipedia.com
• Sphinxkids.com
• Biography.com
• Thefamouspeople.com

By: Chase Brei