Aaron Copland
Copland for Clarinet
Aaron Copland was a great pioneering force in American music, and is in fact one of the most honoured cultural figures in US history - he basically "is" American music! Early on, he was influenced by Stravinskian neo-classicism, popular music, and the developing European nationalist composing traditions; And upon his return to the USA, his modernism and use of jazz gave him a reputation as an 'enfant terrible'. But in the 1930s and 40s he broke away from European music and established what is now a characteristically American vernacular style, employing simple harmonies, folk melodies, and lucid orchestration. This exciting collection of arrangements offers soloists the opportunity to experience some of Copland's pioneering musical achievements in the establishment of a uniquely American Idiom. Contents
Billy and His Sweetheart (from Billy the Kid)
Ching-a-Ring Chaw (from Old American Songs, Set 2)
Dirge in Woods
Fanfare for the Common Man
Going to Heaven ! (from 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson)
I Bought Me a Cat (from Old American Songs, Set 1)
I've Heard an Organ Talk Sometimes (from 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson)
Laurie's Song (from The Tender Land opera)
Simple Gifts (from Old American Songs, Set 1)
The Little Horses (from Old American Songs, Set 2)
Vieux Poeme
Zion's Walls (from Old American Songs, Set 2)
