9 Quotes & Sayings By Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 22, 1900 and died in New York City on December 2, 1990. He is most famous for his massive and complex compositions for orchestra, including the ballets Appalachian Spring and Rodeo. Copland's music was also featured in many Hollywood films and television programs. He received fifteen honorary degrees from American colleges and universities, as well as four Grammy awards.

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Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, orperhaps of subconsciousness– I wouldn't know. But I amsure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness. Aaron Copland
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To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable. Aaron Copland
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The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No'. Aaron Copland
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So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning. Aaron Copland
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Listening to the Fifth Symphony of Ralph Vaughan Williams is like staring at a cow for 45 minutes. Aaron Copland
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If a literary man puts together two words about music one of them will be wrong. Aaron Copland
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The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No.' Aaron Copland
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If a literary man puts together two words about music, one of them will be wrong. Aaron Copland