About Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist, and conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of American Music". The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many consider the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit. He is best known for the works he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s in a deliberately accessible style often referred to as "populist" and which he called his "vernacular" style. Works in this vein include the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, his Fanfare for the Common Man and Third Symphony. In addition to his ballets and orchestral works, he produced music in many other genres, including chamber music, vocal works, opera, and film scores.
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Awards & Honors
Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fulbright Scholarship
Congressional Gold Medal
Guggenheim Fellowship
Handel Medallion
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Kennedy Center Honors
Pulitzer Prize for Music
National Medal of Arts
Rome Prize
Grammy Trustees Award
Laurel Leaf Award
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
