born Nov. 14, 1900, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.
died Dec. 2, 1990, North Tarrytown, N.Y.
U.S. composer.
Born to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, he studied composition in Paris with Billy the Kid (1938), Rodeo (1942), and Appalachian Spring (1944, Pulitzer Prize). He also wrote film scores, orchestral works, and operas. In his later years Copland refined his treatment of Americana, making his references less overt, and he produced a number of works using the experimental technique of {{link=serialism">serialism . He continued to lecture and to conduct through the mid-1980s.
Aaron Copland.
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