Biography
The defining voice of American Classical music, Copland distilled jazz, folk, and Appalachian traditions into a distinctive open-textured harmonic language. His Piano Variations (1930) is a severe, angular, and highly influential work. His Piano Fantasy (1957) and Piano Sonata are significant contributions to American Modernism. His accessible works — Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid, Rodeo — brought classical music to wider American audiences.
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Works (24)
Four Piano Blues
- Four Piano Blues: No. 1 – Freely poetic No. 1 – Freely poetic Difficulty
- Four Piano Blues: No. 2 – Soft and languid No. 2 – Soft and languid Difficulty
- Four Piano Blues: No. 3 – Muted and sensuous No. 3 – Muted and sensuous Difficulty
- Four Piano Blues: No. 4 – With bounce No. 4 – With bounce Difficulty
Miscellaneous Piano Works
- The Cat and the Mouse (Scherzo humoristique) The Cat and the Mouse (1920) Difficulty
- Passacaglia Passacaglia (1921–22) Key E minor Difficulty
- Sentimental Melody Sentimental Melody (1926) Difficulty
- Piano Variations Piano Variations (1930) Difficulty
- Sunday Afternoon Music Sunday Afternoon Music (1943) Difficulty
- Midsummer Nocturne Midsummer Nocturne (1947) Difficulty
- Danzón Cubano (solo piano version) Danzón Cubano (1942) Difficulty
- Piano Fantasy Piano Fantasy (1952–57) Difficulty
- Down a Country Lane Down a Country Lane (1962) Difficulty
- In Evening Air In Evening Air (1966) Difficulty
- Night Thoughts (Homage to Ives) Night Thoughts (1972) Difficulty
- Proclamation for Piano Proclamation (1982) Difficulty