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Aaron Copland and Muhammad Ali

The Dean and the Greatest: Aaron Copland and Muhammad Ali

I bet you didn’t realise there was a link between Aaron Copland and Muhammad Ali? Neither did I, but sometimes the stuff I turn up seems to be like buried treasure that is just...
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My Spotify homepage

Which American composers have the most monthly listeners on Spotify?

A couple of weeks back I started wondering about the number of monthly listeners on Spotify that Aaron Copland gets. It was a short hop to comparing this number with that of his modernist...
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Pictures of some of the women who inspired Aaron Copland

The women who inspired and influenced Aaron Copland

Throughout Aaron Copland’s life there were very important women who played a major role in inspiring his creativity towards producing his unique sound and some of his most iconic works. His career choices and...
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Rock Hill - Aaron Copland's House

A pilgrimage to Rock Hill – Copland House

Way back in the mid 1990s when I was in my first wave of Copland mania I found out about Copland House. They were the only organisation I could find on the web at...
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antor Daniel Mutlu, Central Synagogue sings Mip Nei Ma which was used in Aaron Copland's Vitebsk - Study on a Jewish theme

Now Hear This “Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music” – PBS documentary review

To make sure that I don’t miss any announcements about Copland performances, recordings, and publications I am signed up to Google Alerts. This means that every day I get the latest updates. Of course,...
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Flyer for the film Aaron Copland American Populist

Aaron Copland: American Populist – A PostClassical Ensemble “More than Music” film

When I come across a new documentary or book about Copland what I yearn for is to find stones being lifted that normally aren’t and new nuggets of information being revealed. So I was...
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View of Aaron Copland's house in Corlandt, New York

Bringing Copland House to you …

For many years I’ve been a keen supporter of Copland House, the organisation charged with continuing Aaron Copland’s legacy that is located at his last residence in upstate New York. I was hoping to...
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About Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland’s name is synonymous with American music. It was his pioneering achievement to break free from Europe and create concert music that is characteristically American. At the same time, he was able to...
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