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Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland 1900 - 1990
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7 July 1961  Third Programme
Aaron Copland talks to Jeremy Noble about

   Audio"serious" composers using contemporary music  1 min 36
   Audiothe influence of jazz in his music, why no improvisation  1 min 13
   Audiowriting the film score for "Something Wild" starring Carol Baker, the nature of writing music for films  1 min 7
   Audiothe synthesiser, electronic music and its effect on the nature of sound  2 min 58

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Aaron Copland
American composer
Copland "showed the world how to write classical music in an American way". Made up of simple harmonies, folk melodies and straightforward orchestration, his works include the Pulitzer Prize winning ballet music, Appalachian Spring
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World Service profile of Aaron Copland


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