It was upon his return to America in 1924 that he decided that he would write “.truly American music.” He traveled throughout America, getting a taste of what the “common man” was listening to. Although he enjoyed the precise structure that Boulanger had taught him, Copland’s heart was truly in creating music that people other than musicians could appreciate. It was here that Copland developed much of his neo-classical style. Because of his family’s financial status, he started formally training as a teen, and moved to Paris where he became the first American student of Nadia Boulanger. Limiting who can understand it only limits your usefulness” Throughout his 75+ years as a composer and conductor, he touched the lives and hearts of as many people as he could.Ĭopland was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1900 to fairly affluent parents. Copland felt that, “everyone should have a chance to see things through this music. The “Common Man” was the central part of much of his volumes of music strived to reach. Very few composers have a concrete idea of what “types” of people they wish their music to reach. Copland was very much in touch not only with himself and his feelings, but with the audience he intended to reach. Aaron Copland was the embodiment of what a composer can hope to become.

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