Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Copland’s music achieved a difficult balance between modern music and American folk styles, and the open, slowly changing harmonies of many of his works are said to evoke the vast American landscape. Aside from composing, Copland taught, presented music-related lectures, wrote books and articles, and served as a conductor
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