1900–1990 · American

Copland, Aaron

The great American composer who defined the sound of the American West in Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man and Billy the Kid.

Suite (4)

AppalachianSpr
Appalachian Spring (ballet suite)1944
BillyKid
Billy the Kid (ballet suite)1938
UkeleleSerenade
Ukelele Serenade
MusicMovies
Music for Movies (small orchestra)

Fanfare (1)

FanfareCommon
Fanfare for the Common ManE-flat major1942

Ballet (3)

RodeoPiano
Rodeo (ballet)1942
Grogh
Grohg (ballet)
HearYe
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (ballet)

Symphony (4)

Sym3
Symphony No. 31944–46
Sym2
Short Symphony (Symphony No. 2)1932–33
Sym1
Symphony No. 1 (organ and orch.)1924
DanceSym
Dance Symphony (from Grohg)

Orchestral Work (12)

LincolnPort
Lincoln Portrait1942
QuietCity
Quiet City1939
ElSalon
El Salón México1936
Danzon
Danzón cubano1942
Connotations
Connotations for Orchestra1962
AnImmorality
An Immorality
AsItFellUponADay
As It Fell Upon A Day
TheCatandtheMouse
The Cat and the Mouse
TheHouseontheHill
The House on the Hill
OldPoem
Old Poem
Vocalise
Vocalise
ThePleasuresofMusic
The Pleasures of Music

Overture (1)

QOutdoorOv
An Outdoor Overture1938

Piano Concerto (1)

PianoConc
Piano Concerto1926

Concerto (1)

Clarinet
Clarinet Concerto1947–48

Piano Piece (11)

PianoVar
Piano Variations1930
PianoSon
Piano Sonata1939–41
PianoFantasy
Piano Fantasy1952–57
Nocturne
Nocturne
Passacaglia
Passacaglia
FourPianoBlues
Four Piano Blues
PianoBlues
Piano Blues (early set)
ThreeMoods
Three Moods (piano)
NightThoughts
Night Thoughts (Homage to Ives, piano)
SentMelody
Sentimental Melody (piano)
MidnightNocturne
Midsummer Nocturne (piano)

Opera (2)

TenderLand
The Tender Land (opera)1952–54
SecondHurricane
The Second Hurricane (school opera)

String Quartet (1)

StringQtCop
String Quartet1950

Chamber Music (1)

PianoQtet
Piano Quartet1950

Song Cycle (2)

none 12PoetryS
12 Poems of Emily Dickinson1950
OldAmSongs
Old American Songs (2 sets)1950–52

Orchestral Suite (1)

MusicTheatre
Music for the Theatre1925

Piano Trio (1)

Vitebsk
Vitebsk (Study on a Jewish Theme)1929

Orchestral (10)

SymphonicOde
Symphonic Ode
Statements
Statements for Orchestra
LetterHome
Letter from Home
OrchestrVar
Orchestral Variations
ThreeLatinSk
Three Latin American Sketches
JubileeVar
Jubilee Variation
Preamble
Preamble for a Solemn Occasion
Inscape
Inscape (orchestra)
Emblems
Emblems for Concert Band
MusicRadio
Music for Radio (Prairie Journal)

Chamber (4)

Nonet
Nonet for Strings
ViolinSon
Sonata for Violin and Piano
DuoFlute
Duo for Flute and Piano
Sextet
Sextet (clarinet, string quartet, piano)

Film Score (5)

OfMiceMen
Of Mice and Men (film score)
OurTown
Our Town (film score)
TheRedPony
The Red Pony (film score / suite)
TheHeiress
The Heiress (film score)
NorthStar
The North Star (film score)

Sacred & Choral (3)

InTheBeginning
In the Beginning (mezzo-soprano and chorus)
CanticleFreedom
Canticle of Freedom (chorus and orchestra)
FourMotets
Four Motets (unaccompanied choir)