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Aaron Copland
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was the embodiment of what a composer can hope to become.
Copland was very much in touch not only with himself and his feelings, but with
the audience he intended to reach. Very few composers have a concrete idea of
what "types" of people they wish their music to reach. Copland was one of these
fe ....
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....a very loose tempo, and heavy use of
the horn section.
It was after the success of El Salon Mexico that Copland proceeded to
produce what is now considered the epitome of "American" music. He combined his
neo-classical schooling with jazz-like syncopation and a new, more "open" use of
old chordal progressions. He created Billy The Kid in 1938, producing the
first "Western" musical. The score achieved a remarkable balance between
outright humor and pathos, and oftentimes bordered on tragic. It.... |
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