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Appalachian Spring is an American ballet created by the choreographer Martha Graham and the composer Aaron Copland, later arranged as an orchestral work.Commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Copland composed the ballet music for Graham; the original choreography was by Graham, with costumes by Edythe Gilfond and sets by Isamu Noguchi.
Aaron Copland’s score to Martha Graham’s classic ballet offered the gift of simplicity, an evocation of open landscape and, most important, of spiritual renewal. Its promise of a new life ...
Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) [1] was an American modern dancer and choreographer, whose style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide. [ 2 ] Graham danced and taught for over seventy years.
It is a modern dance, which is very different. Martha Graham is one of THE names in the early history of modern dance. Tasedjebbast 06:28, 24 April 2007 (UTC)Tasedjebbast . I believe you are splitting hairs. Appalachian Spring has always been described as a ballet, even by Copland himself (even in its earliest draft stages, he called it a ...
In 1966, when Martha Graham fell ill, Ross was named co-director of the company, first with Robert Cohan, then with Mary Hinkson, both veteran Graham dancers. Ross and Hinkson kept both the troupe and school operating during Graham's absence. Both resigned when she returned with a new director, non-dancer Ronald Protas. Ross left the company in ...
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Martha Graham's ballet technique was one of the first American styles of dance, and it was beautifully executed in Appalachian Spring, a ballet commissioned for Graham and the composer Aaron Copland. Graham's unique choreography and the suites created from Copland's serene score remain essential in the American repertoire.