The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No.'

-Aaron Copland

 

 

Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music.

 

 

Born: November 14, 1900, Brooklyn

Died: December 2, 1990, Sleepy Hollow

Nationality: American

Education: The Fontainebleau Schools

Compositions: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Fanfare for the Common Man, Clarinet Concerto, Old American Songs, El Salón México, Billy the Kid, The Tender Land, Symphony No. 3, Copland Piano Variations, Connotations For Orchestra, Billy the Kid: The Open Prairie, Copland: Orchestral Suite From Tender Land Suite, Billy the Kid: Street Scene in a Frontier Town.

Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Music, Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, Kennedy Center Honor, Academy Awards for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture.