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This is the Conversation Forum for Introduction to Orchestral Music << MUSIC, SAID THE MAESTRO, IN THE PIT Well done >> Subject: What about Copland? Posted Oct 28, 2001 by Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents.   Posting 1 I'd say he's a pretty important modern composer... what's American orchestral music without Appalachian Spring or Rodeo? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: What about Copland? Posted Oct 29, 2001 by Gnomon is an island This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 American Orchestral Music is incomplete without Copeland. But American Orchestral music is a fairly insignificant subsection of Orchestral Music in general. This is not anti-American. It's just that Americans haven't really produced very much compared with the German/Austrians or the Russians. That's why you won't see too many in these lists. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: What about Copland? Posted Oct 30, 2001 by Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 But Copland!!!! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: What about Copland? Posted Dec 10, 2002 by Gnomon is an island This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 Oh all right, I give in! Copland added, along with Barber and Ives. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: What about Copland? Posted Dec 10, 2002 by Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 YAY!!! Hadn't even thought of Barber or Ives - both very influential composers. (o dear - performed Ives' Country Band March last year - scared everyone to death ) And Barber (unless there's another and I'm having a brain fart) - Adagio for Strings... how could ye have not had him - but - but - most BEAUTIFUL piece of music written EVER. End of story. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: What about Copland? Posted Dec 10, 2002 by Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 6 Ooh - and just after re-looking over this... I think Ives' most famous piece is the one with the title that goes something like "The Answer to the Question" or some such nonsense. It's not so aharmonic as the rest of his stuff - hauntingly beautiful. And it doesn't make you want to scratch your ears off. Conversation list Conversation list

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