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The European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) performed Aaron Copland's Preamble for a Solemn Occasion

Preamble for a Solemn Occasion – watch the EUYO and Marin Alsop

Orchestral
14 November 2020

12 September 2023

I love it when I find rare Copland pieces on YouTube especially when the production values are really good! It really helps me pinpoint the sounds of different instruments and gives me a new...

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Hello I'm Kevin Lindegaard and I'm a huge fan of the music of Aaron Copland. I hope my blog will help spread the legacy of this colossus of 20th Century Music. I'm no musician myself but I have ears and I will try to communicate what moves me about Copland's music.

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Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be soporific.

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