Aaron Copland

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Aaron Copland was the leading American classical composer of the 20th century, particularly from about 1925 to 1970.
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Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)	1942	03:15	Band Music
Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes")	1942	17:36	Ballet Orchestral
Clarinet Concerto	1947	16:44	Concerto
Appalachian Spring, concert suite for full orchestra	1945	25:09	Orchestral Ballet
El Salón México, for orchestra	1933	10:55	Orchestral
Billy the Kid, ballet	1938	27:13	Ballet
Poems (12) of Emily Dickinson, song cycle for voice & piano (orchestrated 1970 as "Poems (8) of Emily Dickinson")	1949	28:27	Vocal Music
Old American Songs, for voice & piano, Book 1	1950	12:03	Vocal Music
Old American Songs, for voice & piano, Book 2	1952	12:27	Vocal Music
Danzón Cubano, for 2 pianos (or orchestra [1945])	1942	07:05	Keyboard
Piano Sonata	1939	23:48	Keyboard
Quiet City, for English horn, trumpet & strings (from the incidental music)	1941	09:49	Concerto Orchestral
Symphony No. 3	1944	40:23	Symphony
The Red Pony, suite for orchestra	1948	17:39	Orchestral
Piano Variations	1930	11:54	Keyboard
Lincoln Portrait, for speaker & orchestra	1942	14:52	Miscellaneous (Classical) Orchestral
An Outdoor Overture, for orchestra or band	1937	09:05	Orchestral
The Tender Land, opera	1952	01:47:18	Opera
Piano Concerto	1926	16:54	Concerto
Symphony No. 2 ("Short Symphony")	1932	15:31	Symphony