Aaron Copland

American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990)

November 14, 1900Born

December 2, 1990Died

United StatesCitizenship

BrooklynPlace of birth

Facts

Born: November 14, 1900
Died: December 2, 1990
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Brooklyn
Place of death: Sleepy Hollow
Occupations: music critic, film score composer, musicologist, conductor, jazz musician, music educator, choreographer, composer, pianist
Awards: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music, Guggenheim Fellowship, Handel Medallion, Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kennedy Center Honors, Pulitzer Prize for Music, National Medal of Arts, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score