Aaron Copland Autographs
Aaron Copland (/ˈkoʊplənd/, KOHP-lənd; November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist, and conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of American Composers". The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many consider the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit. He is best known for the works he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s in a deliberately accessible style often referred to as "populist" and which he called his "vernacular" style. Works in this vein include the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, his Fanfare for the Common Man and Third Symphony. In addition to his ballets and orchestral works, he produced music in many other genres, including chamber music, vocal works, opera, and film scores.
After some initial studies with composer Rubin Goldmark, Copland traveled to Paris, where he first studied with Isidor Philipp and Paul Vidal, then with noted pedagogue Nadia Boulanger. He studied three years with Boulanger, whose eclectic approach to music inspired his own broad taste. Determined upon his return to the U.S. to make his way as a full-time composer, Copland gave lecture-recitals, wrote works on commission and did some teaching and writing. But he found that composing orchestral music in a modernist style, which he had adopted while studying abroad, was unprofitable, particularly in light of the Great Depression. He shifted in the mid-1930s to a more accessible musical style that mirrored the German idea of Gebrauchsmusik ("music for use"), music that could serve utilitarian and artistic purposes. During the Depression years, he traveled extensively to Europe, Africa, and Mexico, formed an important friendship with Mexican composer Carlos Chávez, and began composing his signature works.
During the late 1940s, Copland became aware that Stravinsky and other fellow composers had begun to study Arnold Schoenberg's use of twelve-tone (serial) techniques. After he had been exposed to the works of French composer Pierre Boulez, he incorporated serial techniques into his Piano Quartet (1950), Piano Fantasy (1957), Connotations for orchestra (1961), and Inscape for orchestra (1967). Unlike Schoenberg, Copland used his tone rows in much the same fashion as his tonal material—as sources for melodies and harmonies, rather than as complete statements in their own right, except for crucial events from a structural point of view. From the 1960s onward, Copland's activities turned more from composing to conducting. He became a frequent guest conductor of orchestras in the U.S. and the UK and made a series of recordings of his music, primarily for Columbia Records.
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Current items with a signature of Aaron Copland
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | AARON COPLAND **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** Second Hurricane A Play Opera MUSICAL SCORE | $250.00 |  |
| AARON COPLAND **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** Second Hurricane A Play Opera MUSICAL SCORE | $250.00 | |
Traded items with a signature of Aaron Copland
The most expensive item with a signature of Aaron Copland (Aaron COPLAND / Autograph musical quotation signed from the composer's ballet) was sold in July 2023 for $2,070.00 while the cheapest item (Aaron Copland by Mike Venezia (1995, Hardcover). Signed by author.) found a new owner for $6.00 in May 2025. The month with the most items sold (5) was April 2025 with an average selling price of $789.00 for an autographed item of Aaron Copland. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2023 with $2,070.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $49.88 was November 2022. In average, an autographed item from Aaron Copland is worth $137.50.
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