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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 later a 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 people consider to be 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 2,846,620 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Aaron Copland is the 275th most popular composer (up from 277th in 2019), the 1,296th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,230th in 2019) and the 13th 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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  • 60.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Aaron Copland ranks 275 out of 1,216. Before him are Cole Porter, Johann Mattheson, Hanns Eisler, Jaufre Rudel, Johann Jakob Froberger, and Clément Janequin. After him are Stefania Turkewich, Carl Reinecke, Alberto Ginastera, Ferdinando Carulli, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Moritz Moszkowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Aaron Copland ranks 51. Before him are Yves Tanguy, Zelda Fitzgerald, Raphael Lemkin, Julien Green, Jean Negulesco, and Theodosius Dobzhansky. After him are Gladwyn Jebb, Maurice Thorez, Sālote Tupou III, Rudolf Diels, James Bond, and Robert Siodmak. Among people deceased in 1990, Aaron Copland ranks 40. Before him are Edward A. Murphy Jr., Robert Noyce, Taiichi Ohno, Ivan Serov, Rex Harrison, and Princess Sophie of Hohenberg. After him are Oldřich Nejedlý, Patrick White, Vasili Kuznetsov, Jill Ireland, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, and Art Blakey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aaron Copland ranks 1,296 out of 18,182. Before him are Grandma Moses (1860), Edith Wharton (1862), John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899), Philip Warren Anderson (1923), Shelley Duvall (1949), and Hugh David Politzer (1949). After him are Dean Reed (1938), Kelly McGillis (1957), Lucille Ball (1911), George Carlin (1937), Raymond A. Spruance (1886), and Larry Bird (1956).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Aaron Copland ranks 13. Before him are Scott Joplin (1868), Steve Reich (1936), Samuel Barber (1910), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), James Horner (1953), and Cole Porter (1891). After him are Charles Ives (1874), Alan Silvestri (1950), Bernard Herrmann (1911), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), Leroy Anderson (1908), and Elmer Bernstein (1922).

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