chapter 50 sounds american: copland and musical nationalism in the united states
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THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSICESSENTIAL LISTENING
EDITION
by
Kristine ForneyAndrew Dell’Antonio
Joseph Machlis
THIRD EDITION
Lecture Slides
Chapter 50Sounds American: Copland and Musical
Nationalism in the United States
Copland and the AmericanOrchestral Soundscape
• Aaron Copland (1900–1990)• American composer• Paris, Nadia Boulanger• Jazz idioms• Neo-Classicism and twelve-
tone composition• Piano pieces, orchestral
works, ballets, film scores
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, excerpts
• Copland’s Appalachian Spring (1945)
• Composed for ballet, performed as a suite
• Pioneer celebration in spring
• Quotes Shaker melody, Simple Gifts
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, excerpts (Listening Guide)
• Section 1: – Very slow, tranquil– Solos in various woodwinds and trumpet
• Section 7:– Theme (Simple Gifts) and five variations– Calm and flowing duple meter– Variations: Individual instruments featured
Fanfare for the Common Man; Rodeo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgj7_DmgDqs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ajQYANLiug
Appalachian Spring
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmgaKGSxQVw
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91y-NEdTj-g
by
Kristine ForneyAndrew Dell’Antonio
Joseph Machlis
Lecture Slides
THIRD EDITION
THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSICESSENTIAL LISTENING EDITION
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