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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.
During the dog days of summer of the 2020 COVID-19-related closures, “Appalachian Spring,” seemed a worthy addition to a pandemic playlist. Aaron Copland’s score to Martha Graham’s classic ...
This is a list of compositions by Aaron Copland (1900–1990) in chronological order of composition: 1920–1929. ... Appalachian Spring; ballet (1944)
Ballets by Aaron Copland. Pages in category "Ballets by Aaron Copland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Appalachian Spring; B. Billy ...
The song was largely unknown outside Shaker communities until Aaron Copland used its melody for the score of Martha Graham's ballet, Appalachian Spring, first performed in 1944. (Shakers once worshipped on Holy Mount, in the Massachusetts portion of the Appalachians).
Aaron Copland (/ ˈ k oʊ p l ə n d /, KOHP-lənd; [1] [2] November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist, and conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of American Composers".
Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet written by the American composer Aaron Copland on commission from Lincoln Kirstein. It was choreographed by Eugene Loring for Ballet Caravan. Along with Rodeo and Appalachian Spring, it is one of Copland's most popular and widely performed pieces.
Appalachian music is the ... Mine labor strife in West Virginia in 1914 and the 1931 ... and the region was the setting for Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring. ...