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List of compositions by Aaron Copland

This is a list of compositions by Aaron Copland (1900–1990) in chronological order of composition:

1918–1919

  • Sonnet I for piano (1918)
  • Sonnet II for piano (1919)

1920–1929

  • Old Poem for voice (1920)
  • Sonnet III for piano (1920)
  • The Cat and the Mouse for piano (1920)
  • Pastorale for voice (1921)
  • Honkytonk Blues (1921)
  • Three Moods for piano (1921)
  • Four Motets for mixed voices (1921)
  • Help us, O Lord
  • Sing ye Praises to our King
  • Have Mercy on us, O My Lord
  • Thou, O Jehovah, Abideth Forever
  • Piano Sonata (No. 1) in G Major (1921)
  • Petit Portrait for piano (1921)
  • Alone for voice (1922)
  • Passacaglia for piano (1922)
  • Cortege Macabre for orchestra (1923)
  • As It Fell Upon a Day for voice, flute, and clarinet (1923)
  • Movement for String Quartet (1924)
  • Symphony for organ and orchestra (1924)
  • Grohg; ballet (1925, revised 1932)
  • Music for the Theatre for orchestra (1925)
  • Two Choruses ("The House on the Hill," "An Immortality") for chorus (1925)
  • Piano Concerto for piano and orchestra (1926)
  • Two Pieces for violin and piano (1926)
  • Sentimental Melody for piano (1926)
  • Four Piano Blues for piano (1926–48)
  • Poet's Song for voice and piano (1927)
  • Vocalise No.1 for voice (1928)
  • Symphony No.1 for orchestra (1928)
  • Two Pieces for String Quartet (1928)
  • Two Pieces for String Orchestra (1928)
  • Dance Symphony for orchestra (1929)
  • Symphonic Ode for orchestra (1929, revised in 1955)
  • Vitebsk: Study on a Jewish Theme for violin, violoncello, and piano (1929)
  • Shall we gather by the river (1929)

1930–1939

  • Piano Variations (1930)
  • Miracle at Verdun (1931)
  • Elegies for violin and viola (1932), later partially used as "Subjective" for Statements
  • Short Symphony for orchestra (1933)
  • Love your neighbor as your self
  • Statements for orchestra (1934)
  • Into the Streets May First for chorus (1934)
  • What Do We Plant? for chorus (1935)
  • Sunday Afternoon Music for piano (1935)
  • The Young Pioneers for piano (1935)
  • Hear Ye! Hear Ye!; ballet (1935) [??]
  • El Salón México for orchestra (1936)
  • Sextet for clarinet, two violins, viola, violoncello, and piano (1937)
  • The Second Hurricane; high school opera (1937)
  • Prairie Journal, originally called Music for Radio for orchestra (1937)
  • Waltz and Celebration for concert band (1938)
  • Billy the Kid; ballet (1938)
  • An Outdoor Overture for orchestra (1938)
  • Lark for chorus (1938)
  • The City; documentary film score (1939)
  • Of Mice and Men; film score (1939)
  • From Sorcery to Science; incidental music for puppet play (1939)

1940–1949

1950–1959

  • Quartet for violin, viola, violoncello, and piano (1950)
  • Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson for medium voice and piano (1950)
  • #Nature, the gentlest mother
  • #There came a wind like a bugle
  • #Why do they shut me out of Heaven
  • #The world feels dusty
  • #Heart, we will forget him
  • #Dear March, come in!
  • #Sleep is supposed to be
  • #When they come back
  • #I felt a funeral in my brain
  • #I've heard an organ talk sometimes
  • #Going to Heaven!
  • #The Chariot.
  • Old American Songs First set for voice and piano (also adapted for voice and orchestra) (1950)
  • #The Boatmen's Dance (minstrel song from 1843)
  • #The Dodger (campaign song)
  • #Long Time Ago (ballad)
  • #Simple Gifts (Shaker song)
  • #I Bought Me a Cat (children's song)
  • Old American Songs Second set for voice and piano (also adapted for voice and orchestra) (1952)
  • #The Little Horses (lullaby)
  • #Zion’s Walls (revivalist song)
  • #The Golden Willow Tree (Anglo-American ballad)
  • #At the River (hymn tune)
  • #Ching-A-Ring Chaw (minstrel song)
  • Arrangement of Preamble for a Solemn Occasion for organ (1953)
  • Dirge in the Woods for voice and piano (1954)
  • The Tender Land; opera (1954)
  • Canticle of Freedom for chorus and orchestra (1955)
  • Variations on a Shaker Melody for concert band (1956)
  • Fantasy for piano (1955–57)
  • Orchestral Variations (arrangement of Piano Variations) for orchestra (1957)
  • Arrangement of The Tender Land for orchestra (The Tender Land Suite) (1957)
  • The World of Nick Adams; soundtrack (1957)
  • Dance Panels, ballet (1959, revised in 1962)

1960–1969

  • Nonet for 3 violins, 3 violas, and 3 cellos (1960)
  • Something Wild; soundtrack (1960)
  • Connotations for orchestra (1961–62)
  • Down a Country Lane for piano (1962)
  • Danza de Jalisco (in Latin American Sketches) for two pianos (1963)
  • Arrangement of Down a Country Lane for orchestra (1964)
  • Emblems for concert band (1964); orchestral transcription D. Wilson Ochoa (2006)
  • Music for a Great City for orchestra (1964)
  • In Evening Air for piano (1966)
  • Signature: C B S Playhouse [TV theme] for orchestra (1966)
  • Inscape for orchestra (1967)
  • Arrangement of Variations on a Shaker Melody for orchestra (1967)
  • Inaugural Fanfare for concert band (1969, revised in 1975)
  • Happy Anniversary for orchestra (1969)

1970–1990

  • Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson (1958–70) (orchestral arrangement of part of Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson)
  • Duo for Flute and Piano (1967/71)
  • Threnody No.1: In Memoriam Igor Stravinsky for flute, violin, viola, and cello (1971)
  • Three Latin American Sketches for orchestra (1972)
  • Night Thoughts: Homage to Ives for piano (1972)
  • Threnody No.2: In Memoriam Beatrice Cunningham for flute, violin, viola, and cello (1973)
  • Midday Thoughts for piano (1944/82)
  • Proclamation for piano (1973/82)
  • Proclamation for orchestra (orchestrated 1985 by Phillip Ramey)

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