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Aaron Copland (III) (1900–1990)
Aaron Copland is an Academy Award-winning composer (The Heiress (1949)), author, conductor, lecturer and educator. He was educated at public schools and was a music student of his sister and later Leopold Wolfson, Victor Wittgenstein, Clarence Adler, Rubin Goldmark and Nadia Boulanger. In 1925, he received the first Guggenheim fellowship awarded ...
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Born:in New York City, New York, USADied:(age 90) in North Tarrytown, New York, USA |
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Soundtrack (71 credits)
Soundtrack (71 credits)
2019
She's Gotta Have It
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- #ConeyIslandIsTheEndOfTheLine
(2019)
... (writer: "Dream March And Circus Music")
2017
Halt and Catch Fire
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Search
(2017)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man" - uncredited)
2017
The Footy Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #24.20
(2017)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man" - uncredited)
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 1991 - 2015) (music - 1 episode, 2006)
- Lisa with an "S"
(2015)
... (writer: "Rodeo: Hoe-Down" - uncredited)
- The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
(2006)
... (music: "Hoe-Down" - uncredited)
- Saturdays of Thunder
(1991)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man" - uncredited)
2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (music - 1 episode)
- The Rising Road (1933-1939)
(2014)
... (music: "Symphony #3 -- III. Andantino quasi Allegretto, "Our Town")
2013
Doctors
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Curtain Call
(2013)
... (writer: "Fanfare For the Common Man" - uncredited)
2013
(My) Immortal: The Web Series
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Yule Ball
(2013)
... (writer: "Hoedown")
2013
At Middleton
(performer: "Fanfare For The Common Man" - uncredited) / (writer: "Fanfare For The Common Man" - uncredited)
2013
Play On!
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(2013)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man")
2012/II
The Bay
(performer: "Grover's Corner from 'Our Town'") / (writer: "Grover's Corner from 'Our Town'")
2012
Danville 2nd Ward Young Men
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Big Sur 2012
(2012)
... (writer: "Fanfare For The Common Man")
2011
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #19.211
(2011)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man" - uncredited)
2009
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Great Nature: 1933-1945
(2009)
... (writer: "Saturday Night Waltz")
- Going Home: 1920-1933
(2009)
... (writer: "Music for the Theatre-Interlude")
The War
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 5 episodes, 2007) (performer - 1 episode, 2007)
- A World Without War: March 1945 - September 1945
(2007)
... (writer: "Concerto For Strings, Clarinet, Harp and Piano")
- The Ghost Front: December 1944 - March 1945
(2007)
... (writer: "Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano")
- FUBAR: September 1944 - December 1944
(2007)
... (performer: "Our Town") / (writer: "Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano", "Our Town")
- Pride of Our Nation: June 1944 - August 1944
(2007)
... (writer: "Concerto For Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano")
- When Things Get Tough: January 1943 - December 1943
(2007)
... (writer: "Concerto For Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano")
2006
How Music Works
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Melody
(2006)
... (writer: "Appalachian Spring")
2006
Star Stories
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Jennifer Aniston: The One Where Jen's Husband Dumps Her for a Total Bitch
(2006)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man" - uncredited)
2004
California's Gold
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Holiday Star
(2004)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man" - uncredited)
2003
The Regular Guy
(Short) (performer: "Fanfare For The Common Man") / (writer: "Fanfare For The Common Man")
2003
Visiting... with Huell Howser
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Holiday Star
(2003)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man" - uncredited)
2001
Baby Genius: Mozart and Friends Sleepytime
(Video short) (writer: "Rodeo: 4 Dance Episodes: Corral Nocturne")
2001
Top Ten
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Prog Rock
(2001)
... (writer: "Fanfare For The Common Man")
1999
Drop Dead Gorgeous
(performer: "Fanfare For The Common Man") / (writer: "Fanfare For The Common Man")
1998
He Got Game
(performer: "John Henry", "Appalachian Springs", "Hoe-Down", "Down a Country Lane", "Grandfather's Story", "Our Town", "New England Countryside", "Dream March and Circus Music", "Letter from Home", "Orchestral Variations", "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Pas de Trois", "Lincoln Portrait", "Billy the Kid") / (writer: "John Henry", "Appalachian Springs", "Hoe-Down", "Down a Country Lane", "Grandfather's Story", "Interlude", "Our Town", "New England Countryside", "Dream March and Circus Music", "Letter from Home", "Orchestral Variations", "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Pas de Trois", "Lincoln Portrait", "Billy the Kid")
1992
Northern Exposure
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Democracy in America
(1992)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Appalachian Spring")
1987
Emu's Wide World
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.8
(1987)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man" - uncredited)
1986
Family Ties
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Disciple
(1986)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man" - uncredited)
1980
Great Railway Journeys of the World
(TV Series documentary) (music - 1 episode)
- Coast to Coast
(1980)
... (music: "Appalachian Spring" - uncredited)
1979-1980
The Chisholms
(TV Series) (writer - 13 episodes)
- The Siren Song
(1980)
... ("Simple Gifts", uncredited) / (writer: "Appalachian Spring", "Billy the Kid", "Rodeo")
- Chains
(1980)
... ("Simple Gifts", uncredited) / (writer: "Appalachian Spring", "Billy the Kid", "Rodeo")
- The Suitor
(1980)
... ("Simple Gifts", uncredited) / (writer: "Appalachian Spring", "Billy the Kid", "Rodeo")
- The Promised Land
(1980)
... ("Simple Gifts") / (writer: "Appalachian Spring", "Billy the Kid", "Rodeo")
- Death in the Sierras
(1980)
... ("Simple Gifts") / (writer: "Appalachian Spring", "Billy the Kid", "Rodeo")
1977
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- Top of the Pops '77: Part 1
(1977)
... (writer: "Fanfair For the Common Man")
- Episode #14.30
(1977)
... (writer: "Fanfare For the Common Man")
- Episode #14.28
(1977)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man")
- Episode #14.26
(1977)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man")
- Episode #14.24
(1977)
... (writer: "Fanfare for the Common Man")
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
(TV Series) (music - 3 episodes, 1961 - 1970) (writer - 2 episodes, 1964 - 1965) (arranger - 1 episode, 1961)
- A Copland Celebration
(1970)
... (music: "Clarinet Concerto", "Billy the Kid" (excerpts))
- The Sound of an Orchestra
(1965)
... (writer: "Rodeo")
- Jazz in the Concert Hall
(1964)
... (writer: "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra")
- The Latin American Spirit
(1963)
... (music: "Danzón Cubano")
- Aaron Copland Birthday Party
(1961)
... (arranger: "Two Old American Songs") / (music: "An Outdoor Overture", "Statements: Dogmatic", "Dance", "Theme", "Hoe Down", "El Salon Mexico")
1958
Appalachian Spring
(TV Short) (music: "Appalachian Spring" (complete ballet, in its original chamber music orchestration))
1952-1953
Omnibus
(TV Series) (music - 2 episodes)
- A Jury of Her Peers
(1953)
... (music: "Billy the Kid" (ballet))
- The Trial of Mr. Pickwick
(1952)
... (music: "Rodeo" (ballet))
1952
Studio One in Hollywood
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Abraham Lincoln
(1952)
... (music: "A Lincoln Portrait" (fragment) - uncredited)
1943
The North Star
(music: "Song of the Fatherland", "Chari Vari Rastabari", "The Younger Generation", "No Village Like Mine", "Song of the Guerrillas" - uncredited)
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Music department (14 credits)
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Composer (16 credits)
Composer (16 credits)
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Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (17 credits)
Self (17 credits)
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Archive footage (6 credits)
Archive footage (6 credits)
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He was composer for the ballet, "Rodeo," in the Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo production at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City with Agnes De Mille (Cowgirl); Frederick Franklin (Champion Roper) and Casimir Kokitch (Head Wrangler); in the cast. Agnes De Mille was also choreographer and writer. Oliver Smith was scenery ... See more »Alternate Names:
Aaron Copeland
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