Aaron Copland grew up in Brooklyn far from the ... In this world, the young Copland heard a lot of Yiddish popular music, which grew out of a tradition filled with improvisation—with songs ...

Lemn Sissay explores Copland's music from Rodeo with beautiful animation. Originally composed in 1942 for a ballet called ...

It has a party atmosphere. The tempo of the music is fast and exciting. Aaron Copland (pronounced AIR-uhn KOHP-luhnd) was possibly the most famous American composer of the 20th century.

Whatever one thinks of his virtually unknown middle- and late-period music, Copland has to be admired for his steadfast independence and unwillingness to court popularity for its own sake.