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One of Copland's first significant works upon returning from his studies in Paris was the necromantic ballet Grohg. This ballet, suggested to Copland by the film Nosferatu, provided the source material for his later Dance Symphony.
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Copland's method of composition was to work at thepiano. As a pianist, he produced sketches and short scores for keyboard with indications for instrumentation penciled in. The Concerto was conceived for two pianos before reaching its final orchestral form. Pianist John Kirkpatrick pointed out that it did not take too much to arrange Copland's Concerto for a two piano version which he and Copland performed together in the 30's.
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While his ballets found success on the stages of America, Copland sought to enter another arena, the emerging industry of motion pictures. He saw this as both a challenge for his abilities as a composer and an opportunity to expand his reputation and audience. However, the tendency of studios to edit and cut movie scores went against Copland’s desire for creative control over his work. Copland found a kindred spirit in director Lewis Milestone, who recognized the benefits of allowing Copland to supervise his own orchestration and refrained from interfering with his work. This collaboration resulted in the notable film Of Mice and Men (1939) that earned Copland his first nomination for an Academy Award. In a departure from other film scores of the time, Copland’s work largely reflected his own style, instead of borrowing from the late Romantic period.
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Copland visited Oberlin on another occasion between 1958 and 1967--an occasion not recorded in his autobiography. According to Professor Willard Warch, the Cleveland Orchestra, performing in Oberlin's artist recital series, was playing a work of Copland's, and George Szell brought the composer to Oberlin in the maestro's own limousine. A very forthright student insisted that Warch go with the student to talk with Copland after the concert. When Warch later reminded Copland of this, Copland seemed not to be aware where he had been during that trip. For all Copland knew, they had gone to Akron!
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Like many other prominent twentieth-century American composers, Aaron Copland was trained in France by Nadia Boulanger. His music... is best known for its rejection of European, neo-Romantic forms and the creation of a uniquely American, modernist style in his orchestral works, particularly his ballets and film scores.
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Copland is named after the American composer Aaron Copland for a reason. You may or may not have any musical talent, but Copland will give you the ability to compose great “symphonies of software” by allowing you to work easily at both extremes of software architecture:
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