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 ...

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.

Lemn Sissay explores Copland's music from Rodeo with beautiful animation. Originally composed in 1942 for a ballet called Rodeo, the Hoe-Down features two American square dance tunes and fuses ...

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.

Benjamin Baron Benjamin Baron, clarinet. at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall. Photo credit: Jennifer Taylor Salvatore Di Vittorio ...