“The composer who is frightened of losing his artistic integrity through contact with a mass audience is no longer aware of the meaning of the word art.”

—  Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland and His World, ISBN 9780691124704.

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American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conduct… 1900–1990

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