Aaron Copland TLS Re Conducting Natational Sypmphony

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Using his 5 ½ x 7 ¾� stationary Aaron Copland responds to a fan’s letter in full: “May 26, 1978 / Dear Mr. Kaiser: / It was good of you to write me so enthusiastically. / I thought I would let you know that I shall be conducting the national Symphony in Washington in a program that includes two of my own works. The concert dates are November 21, 22 and 24. / It is always a pleasure to know that my music has aroused so enthusiastic a response in the mind of a listener. Many thanks! / Yours sincerely, / Aaron Copland” The letter is in excellent condition. Sanders price $248Aaron Copland Born: 14 November 1900 Birthplace: New York, New York Died: 2 December 1990 Best Known As: American composer who wrote Appalachian Spring Aaron Copland was an American composer who won a Pulitzer Prize for his ballet Appalachian Spring (1944). A New Yorker, he studied in France in the early 1920s and returned to the United States in 1924 to begin his career as a composer. His first works were often experimental, and his early compositions were influenced by jazz. During the 1930s he shifted to creating music for a wider audience, and by mid-century he was probably the most famous composer in the U.S. Rooted in European traditions of classical music, Copland carved out a career integrating American folk traditions into operas, ballets, symphonies read more

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