Aaron Copland grew up in Brooklyn far from the mainstream elegance of Carnegie Hall. The son of a Jewish shopkeeper, he went to public school, took piano lessons, and was mitzvahed at the Kane ...

Originally composed in 1942 for a ballet called Rodeo, the Hoe-Down features two American square dance tunes and fuses evocative music and dance. Rodeo takes us to the exciting, dramatic world of ...

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 ...

Andrew Keener spoke to the American composer on the occasion of his 80th birthday in the February 1980 issue... Read more Born in a humble street in Brooklyn, the son of Lithuanian immigrants, Copland ...

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