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[details ←] Prairie Night and Celebration (from Billy the Kid), orchestra,
[details ←] Old American Songs, orchestra,
[details ←] Old American Songs (Choral Suite), choral, vocal,
[details ←] Old American Songs (Choral Suite), choral, vocal,
[details ←] The Promise of Living
[details ←] Copland Opener
[details ←] Copland Finale
[details ←] Old American Songs - Complete (High Voice), piano, vocal,
[details ←] Old American Songs Complete, vocal,
[details ←] Hoe Down (from Rodeo), orchestra,
[details ←] Appalachian Spring
[details ←] Charles Ives and Aaron Copland - A Listener’s Guide
[details ←] Billy the Kid
[details ←] The Promise of Living, concert band,
[details ←] Fanfare for the Common Man, piano,
[details ←] Zion’s Walls, choral, vocal,
[details ←] Simple Gifts, piano, vocal,
[details ←] Duo, piano, organ, flute,
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The City: The Classic 1939 Documentary with a newly recorded soundtrack of the score by Aaron Copland
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Born: 14 November 1900 — Brooklyn — USA
Died: 2 December 1990 — Tarrytown — USA
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His works include: ‘Outdoor Overture’, ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’, ‘Apalachian Spring’, ‘Billy the Kid’, ‘Our Town’, ‘The Red Pony’, ‘El Salon Mexico’, ‘The Quiet City’, ‘Lincoln Portrait’, ‘Danzon Cubano’, ‘Rodeo’, ‘Symphony No. 3’

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28 January 1927: Premiere of the piano concerto, in Boston, USA.
27 August 1937: Premiere of El Salón México, in Mexico City, Mexico.
16 October 1942: Premiere of Rodeo, in New York, USA.
30 October 1944: Premiere of Appalachian Spring, in Washington, D.C., USA.
1 April 1954: Premiere of The Tender Land, in New York, USA.
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