Cast & creator

Aaron Copland

1900-11-14 (died at 90) Brooklyn, New YorkIMDb

Best known for The Kennedy Center Honors, He Got Game, New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as "the Dean of American Composers". The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many people consider to be the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit. He is best known for the works he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s in a deliberately accessible style often referred to as "populist" and which the composer labeled his "vernacular" style. Works in this vein include the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, his Fanfare for the Common Man and Third Symphony. In addition to his ballets and orchestral works, he produced music in many other genres, including chamber music, vocal works, opera and film scores. Description above from the Wikipedia page Aaron Copland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1936–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors

Self · 1978

★ 6.8

He Got Game

Music · 1998

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

Self · 1958

★ 7.8

The Heiress

Original Music Composer · 1949

★ 7.3

Of Mice and Men

Original Music Composer · 1939

Across film & television