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The initial scenario for Appalachian Spring devised by Graham was revised many times by both her and Copland; the title characters' names were changed numerous times and other characters from the early revisions were cut in the final production. Originally orchestrated for a thirteen-piece chamber orchestra, the score was arranged into various ...
Appalachian Spring; ballet (1944) Arrangement of Appalachian Spring for orchestra (1944) Letter from Home for orchestra (1944, revised in 1962) Midday Thoughts for piano (1944/82) Jubilee Variations for orchestra (1945) The Cummington Story; film score (1945) Symphony No. 3 for orchestra (1946) Arrangement of Danzón cubano for orchestra (1946)
The syncopated second theme also returns, this time with an A-flat tonal center. [50] The coda begins with a return of the first movement's first theme, indicating the use of the cyclic principle. [51] The symphony ends on an open fifth, a chord which is repeated two more times in the 1955 revision of the score. [37]
This is a list of musical compositions or pieces of music that have unusual time signatures. "Unusual" is here defined to be any time signature other than simple time signatures with top numerals of 2, 3, or 4 and bottom numerals of 2, 4, or 8, and compound time signatures with top numerals of 6, 9, or 12 and bottom numerals 4, 8, or 16.
The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is a musical composition by the American composer Aaron Copland. The work was commissioned by the conductor Serge Koussevitzky who was then music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was first performed on January 28, 1927, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Koussevitzky with the composer ...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Angel Records (EMI) [9] 1989 Yoel Levi: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Telarc [10] 1990 Leonard Slatkin: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: RCA Victor Red Seal [11] 1996 Neeme Järvi: Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Chandos Records [12] 2000 Eiji Oue: Minnesota Orchestra: Reference Recordings [13] 2002 James Judd: New Zealand ...
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Davies's recordings of note include Copland's Appalachian Spring with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 1979, for which he won a Grammy Award; Arvo Pärt's Fratres and Miserere; and many of Philip Glass's operas and symphonies, including the 5th symphony, which is dedicated to Davies. He premiered Glass' Symphony No. 10 at a 2012 New Year's ...