1. copland - Noun
2. Copland - Proper noun
A piece of ground terminating in a point or acute angle.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAaron Copland was a man that had a very specific point of view about what music should be which was that, he felt that new music should have the composer should show a personality in his music. Elliott Carter
You know, they were returning to the language of the people and trying to use musical language, particularly as Copland did to create a musical language in which all Americans would feel that they had a stake. Michael Tilson Thomas
1950s and 1960s Aaron Copland in 1962 from a television special In 1950, Copland received a U.S.-Italy Fulbright Commission scholarship to study in Rome, which he did the following year. Source: Internet
Across decades, Copland has published pieces on music criticism analysis on musical trends, and on his own compositions. Source: Internet
As Copland feared, critics found the libretto to be the opera's weakness, and he later stated: "I admit that if I have one regret it is that I never did write a 'grand opera'." Source: Internet
After graduating from high school, Copland played in dance bands. Source: Internet