A Conversation for Introduction to Orchestral Music
What about Copland?
Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Started conversation Oct 28, 2001
I'd say he's a pretty important modern composer... what's American orchestral music without Appalachian Spring or Rodeo?
What about Copland?
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 29, 2001
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.
What about Copland?
Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Oct 30, 2001
But Copland!!!! 
What about Copland?
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Dec 10, 2002
Oh all right, I give in! Copland added, along with Barber and Ives.
What about Copland?
Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Dec 10, 2002
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.
What about Copland?
Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Dec 10, 2002
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.
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What about Copland?
- 1: Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. (Oct 28, 2001)
- 2: Gnomon - time to move on (Oct 29, 2001)
- 3: Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. (Oct 30, 2001)
- 4: Gnomon - time to move on (Dec 10, 2002)
- 5: Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. (Dec 10, 2002)
- 6: Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. (Dec 10, 2002)
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