Originally composed in 1942 for a ballet called Rodeo ... The initial melody leaps about - it can’t keep still. Aaron Copland created this music to be danced to inspired by music cowboys ...

Aaron Copland grew up ... In 1944, at the climax of World War II, Copland was asked by his New School colleague Martha Graham to write the score for a new ballet. Graham was every bit the ...

Troublesome librettos and stereotyping have become a concern for both opera and dance, and this year Boston Ballet addressed ...

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 ...