Letter by Copland Aaron (5 results)

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AARON COPLAND (1900-1990). Copland was an American composer, conductor, critic, writer, teacher, and pianist. ALS. 1 pg. 6 x 8. February 4, 1965. N.p. An autographed letter signed Aaron to Dear Jim: Delighted to get your note and to hear you live at Leverett. From March 11-20th Ill be at the Dana Palmer House 15 Quincy St. Give me a ring any morning and we can get together. Unfortunately, most evenings are taken up with work at W.G.B.H. Aaron Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the Dean of American Composers for how his open, slowly changing harmonies came to symbolize the sound of American music. His most famous works include the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo, Fanfare for the Common Man, and Symphony Number Three. Later in life, he was known to tour as a guest conductor of orchestras in the United States and United Kingdom and for guest television appearances to bring orchestras to the masses. This is most likely what brought him to Boston and their station WGBH. The Dana Palmer House in which he stayed, also known as Dana-Peabody House, was used as Harvard's first astronomical observatory, and it was later the residence of noted Harvard faculty like George Herbert Palmer, Andrew Preston Peabody, and William James. Today, Dana Palmer houses Harvard's Department of Comparative Literature. The letter was written on Coplands official stationery: Memo from AARON COPLAND and is in excellent condition.…

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Typed letter signed "Aaron Copland" to New York City Mayor John Lindsay, octavo, on personal letterhead; Peekskill, New York; November 17, 1970; approximately 75 words; unpublished. "I am writing you to acknowledge with much appreciation the award of the Handel Medallion of the City of New York on the occasion of my seventieth birthday. It was particularly gratifying to a citizen born in Brooklyn to have been singled out in this fashion. In presenting it, your Deputy, Dore Schary, said many kind things, some of which I hope were true. Once again, I wish to acknowledge the gesture of the City in presenting the award to me through your good offices." A superb letter commemorating the Brooklyn-born composer's seventieth birthday. Professionally matted and framed, ideal of display. Signed by Author(s).…