chordal structure, and it tends to freshen his melodic and figurational imagination” (Copland, from Brooklyn” xxxii). “Composer There’s no doubt that Aaron Copland played a major role in defining the sound in music. Due to the rise of Populism in America and the progression “American” of technology, a new demand for music that appealed to the common citizen of America emerged. Taking influences from his experiences in the West and South America, Copland defined the classic sound that was simple and folk-inspired and “American” conveyed the romantic prairie life of young America. Works Cited Berger, Arthur V. Music of Aaron Copland.” October 1945: The Musical Quarterly, “The 420-447. JSTOR. Brooks, William. and Complex Accretions.” Copland Connotations: “Simple Ed. Dickinson. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Studies and Interviews. Press, 2002. 103-117. Print. Burr, Jessica. the West and American Identity.” Copland Connotations: “Copland, Ed. Peter Dickinson. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Studies and Interviews. Press, 2002. 22-28. Print. Copland, Aaron. from Brooklyn: An Autobiographical Sketch (1939, 1968).” “Composer September 1939: 522-523, 548-550. Rpt. in Magazine of Art, 32 Aaron Copeland: Ed. Richard Kostelanetz. New York: A Reader: Selected Writings, 1926-1972. Routledge, 2004. xix-xxxii. Print. Copland, Aaron. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1963. Print. Copland on Music. Crist, Elizabeth B. Copland and the Popular Front.” Journal of the American “Aaron
chordal structure, and it tends to freshen his melodic and figurational imagination” (Copland, “Composer from Brooklyn” xxxii). There’s no doubt that Aaron Copland played a major role in defining the “American” sound in music. Due to the rise of Populism in America and the progression of technology, a new demand for music that appealed to the common citizen of America emerged. Taking influences from his experiences in the West and South America, Copland defined the classic “American” sound that was simple and folk-inspired and conveyed the romantic prairie life of young America. Works Cited Berger, Arthur V. “The Music of Aaron Copland.” The Musical Quarterly, October 1945: 420-447. JSTOR. Brooks, William. “Simple and Complex Accretions.” Copland Connotations: Studies and Interviews. Ed. Dickinson. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press, 2002. 103-117. Print. Burr, Jessica. “Copland, the West and American Identity.” Copland Connotations: Studies and Interviews. Ed. Peter Dickinson. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press, 2002. 22-28. Print. Copland, Aaron. “Composer from Brooklyn: An Autobiographical Sketch (1939, 1968).” Magazine of Art, 32 September 1939: 522-523, 548-550. Rpt. in Aaron Copeland: A Reader: Selected Writings, 1926-1972. Ed. Richard Kostelanetz. New York: Routledge, 2004. xix-xxxii. Print. Copland, Aaron. Copland on Music. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1963. Print. Crist, Elizabeth B. “Aaron Copland and the Popular Front.” Journal of the American
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