Keeping Score | Aaron Copland and the American Sound (FULL DOCUMENTARY AND CONCERT)

Abstract

This is a full length documentary of the work of Aaron Copland and its significance to American music. The documentary illustrates how Copland explored the widely varied musical styles and influences of which the American musical experience is made. This YouTube video also includes a full length performance of Copland's Appalachian Spring by the San Francisco Symphony. Click on the link above to see the documentary. The first link below is to the NAJC's entry to an overview of the work and significance of Copland's work in the Encyclopedia Britannica. The second link is to NAJC's entry for a collection devoted to Aaron Copland at the Library of Congress.