Nadia Boulanger

higher learning institutions of Massachusetts, he made the pilgrimage to Paris, France in the year he he had received his master’s to study under noted composer Nadia Boulanger. This apprenticeship was key; Nadia Boulanger taught a great many of the most important and influential composers in the twentieth century. He studied with Boulanger from 1932 to 1935, and

My composer that was given to me was Aaron Copland. Aaron Copland is an American composer, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. He was instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, and is often referred to as " The Dean of American Composers".   He was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 14, 1900. He was the youngest of five children whom are Ralph, Leon, Laurine, and Joesephine. Him and his siblings spent their childhood living

In October 1958, Aaron Copland made his television debut on the BBC program Monitor, marking the start of a successful new sideline for a composer whose career was already well established. Alongside ever more frequent conducting appointments, Copland's appearances in television documentaries and interviews provided a new outlet for his talents, particularly as his compositional inspiration began to wane.' With his distinctive facial profile, affable and straightforwardly articulate manner, and high

musicians of his country. Copland was born on November 4, 1900, into a Jewish family of Russian origin, he began his musical education in New York. In 1921 he moved to Paris, where for three years he received composition classes from the famous Nadia Boulanger. The son of Jewish emigrants from Lithuania, Copland received his first music lessons from the hand of his older sister, who taught him to play the piano, and at

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness—I wouldn’t know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.      Only one man could claim the title as probably the greatest composer in American history for writing so many unforgettable works: Aaron Copland. He lived a life inspired by many things as well as inspiring people all across the nation, and it really led to the opposite of being drawn into himself, as he described

His first major work upon returning to America was "Symphony for Organ and Orchestra" which he wrote just for the few performances of Nadia Boulanger; the first one in Carnegie Hall in 1925 and another in Boston. As the twenties roared on, Copland began to show how his musical career would truly follow the ever-changing style of America. During the 1920's, Aaron Copland went with the trend

older sister gave him lessons on the piano which he had developed an interest for. After graduating high school Copland furthered his lessons in music and studied at the American Conservation in Fontainebleau where he had a French teacher named Nadia Boulanger. He had spent the final years of his life living in New York. Copland died in December 2, 1990 in New York, New York. Copland was remembered as someone who encouraged composers to find their voice, no matter the style just as him hisself did.

Gabriel Fauré was a French composer, educator, pianist, and organist, born in Pamiers, Ariège in 1845. As a young child, Fauré spent hours at the harmonium and showed a talent for music. He attended the Ecole Niedermeyer [at the time it was just established by Louis Niedermeyer and was called the Ecole de Musique Classique et Religieuse] beginning in October of 1854 and stayed for the next 11 years. While Fauré was there, Louis Niedermeyer died and his piano class was taken by Saint-Saëns, who introduced

John Duke was one of America’s foremost composers of art song. He was born in Cumberland, Maryland, in the late 1800’s. Due to his musically and literarily inclined parents, Duke had learned to read music from his mother who was a singer. He did great things with music, beginning piano lessons at the age of 11, and entering the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of sixteen, where he studied piano with a pupil of some very famous composers. His musical journey came to a halt

Zachary Zaret Dr. Anglin French Song Rep 11 May 2015 Gabriel Fauré: Program Notes "For me, art, and especially music, exist to elevate us as far as possible above everyday existence." – Fauré Gabriel Fauré (May 12, 1845 – November 4, 1924) majorly influenced modern French music with his tender and gracious style. Fauré’s proficient music abilities were apparent at a very young age. When his Swiss teacher Louis Niedermeyer first heard young Gabriel, he instantly welcomed him as a new student. Fauré