Aaron Copland
Pratik Singh
Composer in the 20th Century or Modern Era
Aaron Copland was a 20th century composer who was worthy of study.
In my article the idea that was portrayed was that Copland wasn't able to play much music at a young age. The Copland's weren't very musical, if you're feeling that you aren't very musical but you want to be, you should study Aaron Copland and you might be inspired . Copland wasn't a young sensation like Mozart, he started playing the piano at 14. Mozart played many instruments but he didn't play the modern piano like Copland they both were extremely talented but Copland decided he wanted to master piano and compose musical pieces. Aaron Copland only played the piano but he spent most of his time writing music. Aaron was like how many people were at the start of their careers, working a small job but working their way to become famous.
Aaron Copland was a very interesting musician, even though he played one instrument he made very complex pieces for an orchestra, ballets and an opera. "Aaron Copland was one of the first composers to take full advantage of the new technologies," Copland lived in New York, New York, and this tech (recordings, radio and motion pictures), made his music still famous today. Also if you study Copland you will see the importance of writing music, you can play one instrument and still be a great and famous musician. This reminds me of how I once told my cousin to pursue one sport and he ended up getting in a good college and got to play his favorite sport. Both people did one thing and were really great at it.
Copland's Contribution
-Used new tech
-His music will be here for generations to come
-He didn't only compose music for serious concerts
-Wrote soundtracks for many films
"So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music... will give it expressive meaning"
-Music can say a lot with a small amount of words
-Humans need music and as long as humans live, music does
-Without music life would be boring and all about PowerPoint Presentations with long essays and reports
Copland's Family wasn't Musical
-He started playing piano at age 14
-Copland wasn't interested in music at a young age but later on he would become a great composer and pianist