Aaron Copland

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― anthony, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Those are chords? ;-)

― helen fordsdale, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Boring classic.

His music has a very "American West" feel to it (probably be cause it has been used so many times as an American West backdrop.) So if that's what you're looking for ....

Nowadays, it sounds a bit clichéd. Classic back in aught-seven.

― Dave225, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

W3rd to the "Beef, it's what's for dinner", we used to dance around like maniacs in kindergarten to that song (what's it, like, "Hoe Down" from "Rodeo"?). Really though, Copland is the man. "Fanfare for the Common Man" is way better than any Wagnerian Space theme shizit.

― Dan I., Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Anyone who says that Copeland is boring has clearly NOT heard "In The Beginning". Fantastic mezzo solo backed up by a fairly simple yet gorgeously lush choral part, all a capella. Absolutely beautiful.

― Dan Perry, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Search: Short Symphony, Piano Variations, Quiet City, Appalachian Spring, Billy The Kid, Connotations, Piano Quartet, Inscape, Duo (for Flute & Piano).

Destroy: 'Fatcher' doing the "Lincoln Portrait". Give me Henry Fonda any day.

― Jeff W, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Quite fond of "New England Countryside" from "Music For The Movies".

"Destroy: 'Fatcher' doing the "Lincoln Portrait". Give me Henry Fonda any day."

Or, indeed, Gregory Peck. "Fanfare" though... conjures memories of a fur-clad Keith Emerson in Montreal's Olympic stadium. Nein Danke.

― Michael Jones, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Not to mention that he was responsible for dragging John Cale's butt over to the States. Seven degrees of Copland! And since he studied under Nadia B, he is by extension associated with Bacharach and Piazzolla--from there, sky's the limit!

― Mickey Black Eyes, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I went to see (what was billed as) an outdoor Stravinksy concert in San Francisco, but half the program was Copland, and I didn't like it... Like the soundtrack to a Zane Grey novel... You could easily hear the voiceover on his tunes: "Free checking with direct deposit..." Did he write "Fanfare for the Common Man"? That was pretty good.

― Andy, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Aaron Copland was my first taste of modern "classical" music.

I listened to "Appalachian Spring" (Bernstein, NY Philarharmonic version) on the radio when I was 12.

I didn't understand why the strings sounded so "weird" in certain sections.

But I felt entranced by it.

Now I listen to albums of rocks being thrown at metal sheets. You find the evolution...

― Gage Villere, Thursday, 6 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

five years pass...

The Symphony for Organ and Orchestra - WAU! This came on the radio while I was driving home from the city and I was blasting it out the windows. DLed it immediately (you can get the Bernstein-conducted NYPhil version of the work with E. Power Biggs on organ for about $3 on iTunes)

This is some out shit for Copland, but riveting.

― Hurting 2, Sunday, 27 May 2007 05:49 (eighteen years ago)

Driving is one of the best ways to listen to music. Even better if it's night.

― Rich Smörgasbord, Sunday, 27 May 2007 12:19 (eighteen years ago)

I might just add that it will totally surprise any of the above posters who think of Copland as some kind of corny American romantic.

― Hurting 2, Sunday, 27 May 2007 17:48 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

"Our Town" is my current favorite. The last couple minutes in particular put a smile on my face. Gorgeous.

― john. a resident of chicago., Wednesday, 23 September 2009 00:46 (sixteen years ago)

oh, and "An Outdoor Overture" is pretty great too. Written for a high-school orchestra!

― john. a resident of chicago., Wednesday, 23 September 2009 00:48 (sixteen years ago)

Stallone should have used this guy for this soundtrack.

But anyway, classic for the obvious hits like "Hoedown", "Fanfare for the Common Man," and "Appalachian Spring." Even though he ripped off some old Christian spiritual songs.

― Mike Crandle, Financial Analyst, Bear Stearns, New York, NY 10185 (res), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 01:15 (sixteen years ago)

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