The progressive rock trio transformed an American classical composition into one of its most successful and recognizable recordings.

There is something foundational about composers recording their own music. Though the necessary technology didn’t exist to capture the likes of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and others who performed much of ...

When Martha Graham’s ballet “Appalachian Spring” had its premiere on Oct. 30, 1944, in Washington, D.C., Aaron Copland was the voice of America. He had the gift to be simple. He wrote music that ...

American composer Aaron Copland began work on Quiet City in 1939 and completed it two years later. A lonely trumpet and an English horn, backed by hushed strings, offer an ode to New York. The ...

Can the Copland CTA407 Integrated Amplifier help rebuild the brand in North America? We hope so because the Danish manufacturer builds superb kit. Back in 1997, on the advice of a Hi-Fi dealer that I ...

A composer’s posthumous reputation is nothing if not uncertain. Take Stephen Foster, who died destitute in a Bowery hotel in 1864 but whose songs, now familiar to everyone, encapsulate an era. Or ...

For the latest episode of WNYC’s Fishko Files, a radio show dealing with art and culture, Sara Fishko, the show’s host, tackled an old American classic – Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare For The Common Man” ...

Born 27 May 1948, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Copland was a part of the vibrant music scene in Philadelphia as a saxophonist before going to New York where he met John Abercrombie and also played ...