Aaron Copland grew up in Brooklyn far from the mainstream ... In this world, the young Copland heard a lot of Yiddish popular music, which grew out of a tradition filled with improvisation ...

Step. The initial melody leaps about - it can’t keep still. Aaron Copland created this music to be danced to inspired by music cowboys liked to dance to. It has a party atmosphere. The tempo of ...

Whatever one thinks of his virtually unknown middle- and late-period music, Copland has to be admired for his steadfast independence and unwillingness to court popularity for its own sake.

PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra is set to perform a concert featuring works by Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland on March ... musicians with music steeped in American sonic ...

Step. The initial melody leaps about - it can’t keep still. Aaron Copland created this music to be danced to inspired by music cowboys liked to dance to. It has a party atmosphere. The tempo of ...