One of his ballets incorporates the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts," while another quotes "Bonyparte's Retreat" as the theme of its "Hoe-Down."
His Short Symphony and other experimentations with jazz led Benny Goodman to commission his Clarinet Concerto, while the Bible inspired his 4 Motets and In the Beginning. He composed a spoken-word "portrait" of a former President, a work that quoted "Camptown Races," and he wrote the song "The Open Prairie" for inclusion in a ballet choreographed by Eugene Loring. One of his ballets incorporates the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts," while another quotes "Bonyparte's Retreat" as the theme of its "Hoe-Down." FTP, identify this American composer of Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and Appalachian Spring.
His Short Symphony and other experimentations with jazz led Benny Goodman to commission his Clarinet Concerto, while the Bible inspired his 4 Motets and In the Beginning.
Aaron {Copland}