Transcript 20th Century

By: Tiffany Mattingly
 Born on November
14th, 1900 in Brooklyn,
New York.
 Died on December 2,
1990 in New York,
New York.
 The
youngest of five children, born to
Harris Morris Copland and Sarah
Mittenthal Copland.
 The
family lived above a department
store, which they owned.
 Copland's
father had no
musical interest at all but his
mother, Sarah Copland, sang
and played the piano, and
arranged for music lessons for
her children.
 Laurine had the strongest
connection with Aaron, giving
him his first piano lessons,
promoting his musical
education, and supporting him
in his musical career
 Copland's
sister was a big influence on
him as a kid, she is one of the many
people that got him interested in
composing at a young age.
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Copland's teacher and mentor Nadia Boulanger
was a French composer, conductor and teacher
who taught many composers and performers of
the 20th century, she was his most important
influence.
Another inspiration was jazz. "The impression of
jazz one receives in a foreign country is totally
unlike the impression of such music heard in
one's own country when I heard jazz played in
Vienna, it was like hearing it for the first time."
Hoedown is one of the movements from
the ballet Rodeo.
 It was premiered at the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York City on
October 16, 1942
Back ground information..
Family
influences
Aaron Copland packet