Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)

Subject: Aaron Copland's birthday
From: The Shambles
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 07:39 PM

The composer Aaron Copland was born this day (14 November) in Brooklyn, in 1900.

Subject: RE: Aaron Copland's birthday
From: number 6
Date: 13 Nov 06 - 07:45 PM

And a Happy birthday to the late Mr. Copeland.

My hat is off to him in great thanks and respect for "Our Town" and "Rodeo".

biLL

Subject: RE: Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)
From: The Shambles
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 12:54 PM

http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/cd_va_copland_sedinger_07_03.html

Subject: RE: Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 02:53 PM

Nice to note his b-day, but I much prefer the works of Roy Harris (no, not Mudcat's "Burl":-) who also used a lot of folk music in his symphonies.

Subject: RE: Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)
From: Linda Goodman Zebooker
Date: 14 Nov 06 - 04:13 PM

In Jewish music there is a term "Mi'Sinai", (from Mt Sinai) This denotes music that, despite whenever it actually was written, seems to be very intrinsic and fundamental--as if it had been given directly at Mt Sinai from a higher source than mere human beings.

Copeland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" is for me one of the pieces bearing that characteristic. --Linda Goodman

Subject: RE: Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)
From: autolycus
Date: 15 Nov 06 - 03:59 PM

Don't know much Harris yet. Where's a good place to continue after his 3rd. , Kat?
   Copland (not Copeland)'s Appalachian Spring is fine, his Clarinet Concerto lovely, his Piano ditto gritty;he won an Oscar for the score to The Heiress (1949) - don't know it.

   

    Ivor

Subject: RE: Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 12:20 PM

I'll ask my brother for some suggestions, autolycus. He was fortunate enough to have had private study with Harris while at university. Thanks for asking.:-)

I love his American Ballads piano pieces. His wife, Johana, performed all of his piano works. I see a CD at AMAZON which has several of the American Ballads songs on it as played by her.

Subject: RE: Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)
From: GUEST,Number 6
Date: 16 Nov 06 - 12:24 PM

Copland (not Copeland) ... my mistake, my apologies and thanks for pointing that out autolycus.

biLL

Subject: RE: Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)
From: mrdux
Date: 17 Nov 06 - 12:47 AM

Copland's settings of Old American Songs (two sets of five songs each -- some folk songs, minstrel songs, hymn tunes. . .) are a must listen. Try the premier recording by William Warfield and Copland at the piano (early '50s), or the version Copland orchestrated sung by Thomas Hampson about ten years ago.

michael