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PT commentator Terry Teachout discussed Copland on Tuesday, Nov. 14, the 100th anniversary of his birth.
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Composer Aaron Copland, best-known for developing America's musical character, was born on November 14, 1900. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth, NPR offered a special week of broadcasts featuring such acclaimed ensembles as The New York Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Colorado, Oregon, and Atlanta Symphonies. To complement our programming online, we've created this Copland resource Web site.
Here, you can listen on-demand to a live U.S. Coast Guard Band concert, hear archived NPR features, and come to terms with how this New Yorker who never went west of the Hudson River as a child came to paint the most definitive musical image of our country.
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Surf our concert listings and exclusive program notes to learn about the music. Enjoy features such as an authoritative biography, an essay on how he shaped American music, an annotated timeline of the key events in his life, and our behind-the-scenes picture gallery from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra's Centennial Concert at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Also, revisit our live chat with Performance Today commentator Terry Teachout that occured on Copland's birthday. And be sure to Name That Copland Tune, peruse our Top 10 Copland CDs, and hear a classic 1980 interview with the composer himself. Lastly, use our resources page for links to other Web sites that reflect America's gratitude for this unforgettable musician and man.
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