Aaron Copland

1900-1990
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Paris, France
Stylistic characteristics
Partsongs
o Melodies either based on folk songs or emulating folk
styles
Motet-like wokrs
o In the beginning, set to Genesis 1:1-2, 7 features solo
recitatives that alternate with sections of imitative writing
and parlando effects for chorus
Choral output
12 choral works
o two pieces that were extracted from his opera The tender
land
o Partsongs
o Solo songs
Opera
Significant works
Stomp your foot
The promise of living
In the Beginning
Lark
Las Agachadas
Simple Gifts
Long Time Ago