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Sunday, October 18, 2015

AARON COPLAND: Pictures, Links, and Quotes


"So long as the human spirit
thrives on this planet,
music in some living form
will accompany and sustain it
and give it expressive meaning."
COPLAND PORTRAIT

"For me, the most important thing is the element of
chance that is built into a live performance.
The very great drawback of recorded sound
is the fact that it is always the same.
No matter how."
"Inspiration may be a form
of super-consciousness,
or perhaps of subconsciousness;
I wouldn't know.
But I am sure it is the antithesis
of self-consciousness."
"I hope my recordings of my own works won't
inhibit other people's performances.
The brutal fact is that one doesn't always get
the exact tempo one wants,
although one improves with experience."


























"To stop the flow of music would be like
the stopping of time itself,
incredible and inconceivable."














"I object to background music
no matter how good it is.
Composers want people to listen to their music,
they don't want them doing something else
while their music is on."



































"If the listener does eventually come to the point
where he makes the ultimate performance
by splicing tapes from other musicians' recordings,
he will eventually become just as bored with it."






"A melody is not merely
something you can hum."






































































AARON COPLAND
INTERVIEW
by Studs Terkel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yhWY05rg3s
COPLAND:
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
(FULL CONCERT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr_Y5QdW7wc

CD 1
1. Danzon Cubano
-- Eduardo Mata/Dallas Symphony Orchestra
2. Copland: Billy The Kid: The Open Prairie
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
3. Copland: Billy The Kid: Street In A Frontier Town
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
4. Copland: Billy The Kid: Mexican Dance And Finale
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
5. Copland: Billy The Kid: Prairie Night (Card Game At Night)
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
6. Copland: Billy The Kid: Gun Battle
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
7. Copland: Billy The Kid: Celebration (After Billy's Capture)
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
8. Copland: Billy The Kid: Billy In Prison (His Escape)
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
9. Copland: Billy The Kid: Billy In The Desert
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
10. Copland: Billy The Kid: Billy's Death
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
11. Copland: Billy The Kid: The Open Prairie Again
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
12. Copland: Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
13. Copland: Appalachian Spring: Allegro
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
14. Copland: Appalachian Spring: Moderato -- The Bride And Her Intended
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
15. Copland: Appalachian Spring: Fast -- The Revivalist And His Flock
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
16. Copland: Appalachian Spring: Allegro -- Solo Dance Of The Bride
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
17. Copland: Appalachian Spring: Meno Mosso
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
18. Copland: Appalachian Spring: Doppio Movimento -- Variations On A Shaker Hymn
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
19. Copland: Appalachian Spring: Moderato -- Coda
-- Leonard Slatkin/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

CD 2
1. Copland: Fanfare For The Common Man
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
2. Copland: Rodeo: Buckaroo Holid
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
3. Copland: Rodeo: Corral Nocturne
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
4. Copland: Rodeo: Piano Interlude And Saturday Night Waltz
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
5. Copland: Rodeo: Hoe-Down
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
6. Copland: El Salon Mexico
-- Eduardo Mata/Dallas Symphony Orchestra
7. Copland: The Red Pony Suite: I. Morning On The Ranch
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
8. Copland: The Red Pony Suite: II. The Gift
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
9. Copland: The Red Pony Suite: III. A) Dream March
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
10. Copland: The Red Pony Suite: III. B) Circus March
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
11. Copland: The Red Pony Suite: IV. Walk To The Bunkhouse
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
12. Copland: The Red Pony Suite: V. Grandfather's Story
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
13. Copland: The Red Pony Suite: VI. Happy Ending
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
14. Copland: Dance Symphony: I. Introduction -- Lento -- Molto Allegro
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
15. Copland: Dance Symphony: II. Andante Moderato
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
16. Copland: Dance Symphony: III. Allegro Vivo
-- Enrique Batiz/Orquestra Filarmonica De La Ciudad de México
AARON COPLAND ON
WHY HE COMPOSES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjIpoD_WbBs

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