Aaron Copland (1900–1990)

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1. What do we need to know about this composer?
Possible answers . . .

“The quintessential American composer.”

Wrote with a fresh, direct style that quickly became symbolic of American values and ideals.

2. Name a song composition by this composer.
Possible answers . . .

Old American Songs, First Set

1. The boatmen’s dance
2. The dodger
3. Long time ago
4. Simple gifts
5. I bought me a cat

Old American Songs, Second Set

1. The little horses
2. Zion’s walls
3. The golden willow tree
4. At the river
5. Ching-a-ring chaw

Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson

1. Nature, the gentlest mother
2. There came a wind like a bugle
3. Why do they shut me out of Heaven?
4. The world feels dusty
5. Heart, we will forget him
6. Dear March, come in!
7. Sleep is supposed to be
8. When they come back
9. I felt a funeral in my brain
10. I’ve heard an organ talk sometimes
11. Going to Heaven!
12. The chariot

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