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Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland grew to be a man who many regard as the most prolific composer of the twentieth century. ...
Aaron Copland was born in 1900 at the height of the influx of European immigrants to the United States. His father was Harris Copland, who left his native Lithuania in 1870 at the age of nineteen to try to build a new life in a new land. ... Aaron, the fifth child came seven years after the fourth child, Laurine.
Being, so much younger than his siblings, Aaron always felt a slight sense of rejection around the house. ... Aaron was enraptured by the wonderful sounds that emanated from the instrument, and would watch Laurine practice whenever he could. Aaron Copland was to be eleven before the full, conscious realization came: “I like music----very much. ... After much pestering, Aaron convinced his sister to begin giving him lessons. Aaron learned with startling quickness. ... At this time, Aaron had started attending as many concerts as he could, and upon hearing Ignace Paderewski play, he realized that he wanted to be a composer at age twelve. ...
During his time with Goldmark, a new school in Paris had been brought to Copland’s attention. ... Aaron applied for scholarship and received one of ten. ...
After a week of sightseeing in Paris proper, Aaron departed for the Palace of Fontainebleau, roughly 30 miles southeast of Paris, where the actual school was. ... Aaron too fell in love with the refined beauty of his new surroundings. ... Aaron began studying all aspects of French culture with insatiable fervor. As far as school went, however, Aaron was quite disappointed. ... Uninterested at first because she was a woman and he had already finished his harmony courses, Aaron was reluctant to visit one of Nadia Boulangers classes. ... Two great events in Aaron’s life happened during the period of his graduation. ... Over the next year Aaron worked on a great deal of music under the direction of Nadia Boulanger. As Nadia prepared to leave for a tour of the US playing organ, she asked Copland to compose a work for her. At this same time, a meeting was arranged between Copland, Serge Koussevitzky, and Sergei Prokiev. Koussevitzky, director of the Boston Symphony, enjoyed a piece Aaron performed for them and expressed interest in performing it. Everything was falling into place for Copland.
Upon returning to America, Aaron began to hear talk of a new commune for artists, The MacDowell Colony.
Approximate Word count = 2035
Approximate Pages = 8.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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