VOA慢速英语 阿隆-科普兰:1900-1990:他的音乐教美国认识自己

　　Aaron Copland, 1900- 1990: His Music Taught America About Itself

　　阿隆-科普兰:1900-1990:他的音乐教美国认识自己

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　　I’m Steve Ember.

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　　And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Aaron Copland, one of America’s best modern music composers.

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　　Aaron Copland wrote many kinds of music. He wrote music for the orchestra, piano, and voice. He wrote music for plays, movies and dance. Copland also was a conductor, pianist, speaker, teacher and author.

　　Music critics say Copland taught Americans about themselves through his music. He used parts of many old traditional American folk songs in his work. He was influenced to do this after studying music in France. He said that composers there had a very French way of writing music. He said Americans had nothing like that in this country. So he decided to compose music that was truly American.

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