Aaron Copland
Composer
Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on November 14th, 1900 and is the Composer. At the age of 90, Aaron Copland biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
Date of Birth
November 14, 1900
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Death Date
Dec 2, 1990 (age 90)
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
Profession
Choreographer, Composer, Conductor, Film Score Composer, Jazz Musician, Music Critic, Music Pedagogue, Musicologist, Pianist, Writer
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Jewish
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Aaron Copland Awards
- On September 14, 1964, Aaron Copland was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
- In honor of Copland's vast influence on American music, on December 15, 1970, he was awarded the prestigious University of Pennsylvania Glee Club Award of Merit. Beginning in 1964, this award "established to bring a declaration of appreciation to an individual each year that has made a significant contribution to the world of music and helped to create a climate in which our talents may find valid expression".
- Copland was awarded the New York Music Critics' Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize in composition for Appalachian Spring. His scores for Of Mice and Men (1939), Our Town (1940), and The North Star (1943) all received Academy Award nominations, while The Heiress won Best Music in 1950.
- In 1961, Aaron Copland was awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal by the MacDowell Colony where he was a fellow eight times (1925, 1928, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1956.)
- He was a recipient of Yale University's Sanford Medal.
- In 1986, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
- He was awarded a special Congressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress in 1987.
- He was made an honorary member of the Alpha Upsilon chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in 1961 and was awarded the fraternity's Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award in 1970.