Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990), 1971.Aaron Copland, who was born one hundred a
Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990), 1971.Aaron Copland, who was born one hundred and sixteen years ago today, was an American composer, conductor, writer, and teacher, best known for his soaring “Americana” ballets and orchestras, including “Appalachian Spring,” “Billy the Kid,” “Rodeo” (the “Hoe-Down” suite of which famously was used in the popular “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner” advertisements of the 1990s), and “Fanfare for the Common Man.” Copland’s music, often compared to the murals of Thomas Hart Benton, evoke a populist, sprawling American mentality; musicologist Elizabeth Crist, for example, described Copland’s “Billy the Kid” as “the basis for Copland’s reputation as a composer of Americana” and “an uncomplicated form of American nationalism.”As with many gay men of his generation, Copland was a fiercely private person, especially in terms of his sexuality. He did, however, travel and live openly with his lovers, who “tended to be talented, younger men involved in the arts, and the age-gap between them and the composer widened as he grew older.” Among others, Copland had affairs with photographer Victor Kraft, artist Alvin Ross, pianist Paul Moor, and painter Prentiss Taylor. Aaron Copland died of Alzheimer’s disease and respiratory failure on December 2, 1990; he was ninety. #lgbthistory #HavePrideInHistory #AaronCopland -- source link
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