Aaron Copland Aaron Copland wrote a ballet about one of the most famous “western gangsters” in history: Billy the Kid. The work was written in 1938 and remained popular for over a decade. Unfortunately, his works are no longer heard or performed often enough today. In my opinion, Copland is one of the greatest American performers in music history, but he is not given the recognition he deserves by today’s society. By looking at Copland’…showed first 75 words of 1230 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1230 total…the changing times and did it with great success is amazing; he didn’t “miss a beat Bibliography i David Ewen, American Composers Today (New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1949) 67. ii Ewen 68. iii Ewen 67-68. iv Ewen 69. v Percy A. Scholes, The Oxford Companion to Music (Oxford University, 1992) 249. vi Joseph Machlis and Kristine Forney, The Enjoyment of Music (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1999) 415. vii Machlis 415. viii Machlis 313. ix Ewen 70. x Ewen 71. xi Ewen 70.