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Aaron Copland

1900 - 1990

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Aaron Copland (, KOHP-lənd; November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist, and conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of American Composers". The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many consider the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aaron Copland has received more than 3,004,391 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Aaron Copland is the 367th most popular composer (down from 275th in 2019), the 1,748th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,296th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Composer.

Aaron Copland is most famous for his compositions in the 20th century, including "Appalachian Spring" and "Rodeo".

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  • 58.91

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  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Aaron Copland ranks 367 out of 1,451. Before him are Willem Mengelberg, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Luca Marenzio, Jan Ladislav Dussek, Wojciech Kilar, and Alfredo Casella. After him are Mykola Lysenko, Domenico Zipoli, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Alfredo Catalani, Grażyna Bacewicz, and Wolfgang Wagner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Aaron Copland ranks 65. Before him are Helen Hayes, Filipp Golikov, Ignazio Silone, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Franz Walter Stahlecker, and Robert Siodmak. After him are Karin Boye, Helene Weigel, Katina Paxinou, Agnes Moorehead, Camille Chamoun, and Wilhelm Rediess. Among people deceased in 1990, Aaron Copland ranks 56. Before him are Taiichi Ohno, Jill Ireland, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Delphine Seyrig, Philippe Soupault, and Sammy Davis Jr.. After him are Edward A. Murphy Jr., Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Stewart Bell, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Jim Henson, and Tadeusz Kantor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aaron Copland ranks 1,748 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Ford II (1917), John Fogerty (1945), Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), Martin Rodbell (1925), Luis Walter Alvarez (1911), and Stephen Lang (1952). After him are George Gaylord Simpson (1902), Margaret Keane (1927), Robert Moog (1934), Emilio Estevez (1962), Billy Crystal (1948), and Wolfgang Kapp (1858).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Aaron Copland ranks 17. Before him are James Horner (1953), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), Alan Silvestri (1950), Bernard Herrmann (1911), Charles Ives (1874), and Elmer Bernstein (1922). After him are Cole Porter (1891), Richard Rodgers (1902), James Newton Howard (1951), Bill Conti (1942), Leroy Anderson (1908), and Terry Riley (1935).

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