Copland Aaron - Old American Songs Ii - Mixed Choir

Complete-The complete set of Copland's Old American Songs arranged here for mixed choir and piano by David Brunner Irving Fine Glenn Koponen Gregory Rose and R. Wilding-White collected for the first time in a complete edition. Includes the original notes on the songs.The first set of Old American songs was completed in 1950 the same year that Copland finished his other major song set Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson. On October 17 1950 the first set was given its world premiere by Pears with Britten at the piano at the Aldeburgh festival. The success of the first set prompted Copland to set five more songs. Copland later orchestrated both sets for medium voice andsmall orchestra.

No. 4 At the River-For Unison voices and Piano At The River is taken from the second set of Copland's American Songs.

The two sets of Old American Songs are beloved standard vocal literature. This edition combines both sets in one publication available for the first time with a CD of Piano accompaniments.

No. 4 At the River-Old American Songs IINo. 4 At The RiverFor women's choir (SA) and piano.

No. 3 Long Time Ago-This is the third song in the 1st set of Old American Songs arranged by Aaron Copland. It is arranged here for Unison voices and Piano accompaniment.

No. 5 I Bought Me a Cat-An up-beat and yet easy going song from Old American Songs Set 1. Arranged simply for Unison voices and Piano accompaniment.

La musique de Aaron Copland est typiquement et évidente américaine. Les efforts inlassables de Copland pour s'assurer que ses oeuvres parlerait pour le citoyen moyen, aussi bien quant à ses collègues artistes fait de lui une des plus honorés culturel figures dans l'histoire des Etats-Unis. Parmi les innombrables prix adn honneurs, Copland a reçu le prix Pulitzer et la médaille présidentielle de la liberté. Cette passionnante série d'arrangements offre solistes la possibilité de profiter de certaines des réalisations musicales dans l'établissement d'un idiome typiquement américain d'avant-garde de Copland. / Violoncelle Et Piano

No. 5 I Bought me a Cat-No. 5 from Aaron Copland's Old American Songs I; I Bought Me A Cat is a wonderful Hymn tune for treble voices in three parts (SSA) and Piano accompaniment.

Choral Suite-Introduce your choirs to the music of America's best known composer Aaron Copland. Carefully edited and arranged it preserves the original accompaniment and makes an excellent concert feature. Includes: Simple Gifts The Boatmen's Dance Ching-A-Ring-Chaw.

No. 5 I Bought me a Cat-A traditional classic I Bought Me A Cat is a sentimental easy going and endearing Children's song for SATB with Soprano and Tenor solo with Piano accompaniment. Adapted by Aaron Copland and transcribed for chorus by Irving Fine.