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Jan 15, 2026Midday Thoughts: Celebrating Copland
This season marks the 125th anniversary of Copland's birth and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Amid the recent and upcoming festivities, Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett takes us through the history of …
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Feb 10, 2025Midday Thoughts: Copland & the Carters
Prompted by the recent loss of former President Jimmy Carter, Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett reflects on the connections between the Carters, Copland, and his music.
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Jul 23, 2024Midday Thoughts: Is Copland's Piano Concerto a Jazz Concerto?
Copland's *Piano Concerto* is full of jazz influences, but can it really be considered a jazz concerto? Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett takes us through the work and Copland's evolving understanding of jazz to find out.
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Mar 12, 2024Midday Thoughts: Editing Copland, Part 2
Critical editions offer so much more than just the notated score. Explore what makes these editions unique with Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett as she walks us through her MUSA edition of Appalachian Spring.
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Dec 13, 2023Midday Thoughts: Shulamit Ran, Aaron Copland, and Reflections on the Life of a Composer
Shulamit Ran and Aaron Copland are not obvious parallels, but after a recent musicology event and chance to learn more about Ran and her music, Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett finds more similarities between the two than one might …
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Nov 14, 2023Midday Thoughts: Lingering and Emerging Questions about Copland's Prelude for Piano Trio
Research often leads to new questions. This month, Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett takes us through new questions and possible answers from her summer research into Copland's Prelude for Piano Trio.
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Jun 29, 2023Midday Thoughts: Summer Break
We’ll be taking a break from our regular monthly series for the summer. In the meantime, enjoy one of our first Midday Thoughts on how Copland’s music has transcended genre boundaries for decades.
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Sep 30, 2022Midday Thoughts: Returning Next Month
We're taking a break this month but will return with a new Midday Thoughts in October. Read on for a recap of the series so far and a look at what's ahead.
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Jun 29, 2022Midday Thoughts: Copland Research at the Library of Congress
Ever wondered what it would be like to see Copland's manuscripts in-person at the Library of Congress? Join Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett as she recounts a recent visit.
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May 09, 2022Announcing Midday Thoughts
Join us for our new series, *Midday Thoughts: musings about, around, and related to Copland and his music,* featuring musicologist Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett.
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Apr 28, 2022Midday Thoughts: Crossover Copland
From jazz to the concert hall to the big screen and beyond, Copland easily crossed genre boundaries throughout his career. Even today, his music continues to reflect this crossover spirit through unexpected arrangements, …
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Mar 29, 2022Midday Thoughts: Nonet
Copland's lesser known *Nonet* is ripe for a modern comeback 60 years after its premiere performance. Musicologist Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett reflects on the work's history.
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Nov 13, 2021New Appalachian Spring Edition Wins Musicology Award
The 2020 MUSA Edition of *Appalachian Spring*, edited by Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett and Aaron Sherber, was awarded this year’s Claude V. Palisca Award from the American Musicological Society.
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Jun 10, 2020New MUSA Edition: Appalachian Spring
MUSA’s latest edition breathes new life into one of Copland’s most famous scores. Printed copies now available.
Works (1)
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Appalachian Spring (ballet in one act for full orchestra) (2016)
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An orchestration of Copland’s 1944 ballet score to Appalachian Spring was completed in 2016, implementing the same forces used in the 1945 suite.
Alternates: Ballet for Martha, Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet for Full Orchestra, Appalachian Spring Ballet for Orchestra
Other (1)
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Selected Bibliographies
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Select works written by and about Aaron Copland, compiled by Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett.