Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Appalachian spring (1944)

ballet for ensemble


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1944
    • Duration: 22 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Commission: Elisabeth Sprague-Coolidge Foundation
    • Dedication: à la Compagnie de Martha Graham
Detailed formation
  • flute, clarinet, bassoon, piano, 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass

Premiere information

  • Date: 30 October 1944
    Location:

    États-Unis, Washington, DC


    Performers:

    La Compagnie de Martha Graham.

Observations

Arrangement pour orchestre, Boosey & Hawkes.