Aaron Copland (/ˈkoʊplənd/, KOHP-lənd; November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a 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 people consider to be 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 the composer labeled 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. More about Aaron Copland
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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. However, he found that composing orchestral music in the modernist style, which he had adopted while studying abroad, was a financially contradictory approach, particularly in light of the Great Depression. He shifted in the mid-1930s to a more accessible musical style which 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.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 $2070.00 while the cheapest item (Aaron Copland Greatest Hits Signed LP) found a new owner for $9.50 in April 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2019 with an average selling price of $250.00 for an autographed item of Aaron Copland. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2023 with $2070.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $49.88 was November 2022. In average, an autographed item from Aaron Copland is worth $114.50.
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Aaron COPLAND / Autograph musical quotation signed from the composer's ballet | $2070.00 | ||
Aaron Copland AUTOGRAPH-1970-Peace Bell -First Day Cover-COA | $49.88 | ||
Aaron Copland ON MUSIC - Autographed and Inscribed (Unverified) | $65.99 | ||
AARON COPLAND Signed Autograph Card with MUSIC STAMP bought at HERITAGE AUCTION | $36.00 | ||
Aaron Copland Signed Autograph Card With Original Unpublished Color Polaroid | $50.00 | ||
Aaron Copland signed pocket score Lincoln Portrait | $135.00 | ||
AARON COPLAND, SIGNED SCORE - Concerto For Piano And Orchestra | $65.00 | ||
American Composer Aaron Copland Hand SIGNED Magazine Page 5x8 BAS Beckett | $99.00 | ||
American Composer Aaron Copland Hand SIGNED Magazine Photo 5x8 BAS Beckett | $99.00 | ||
SIGNED copy Copland : 1900-1942 by Vivian Perlis & Aaron Copland HCDJ 1984 | $75.00 |