【美国人物志】阿隆·科普兰(4/8)
阿隆·科普兰（AaronCopland，1900—），美国作曲家。祖籍俄国，是第一位被认为有本土风味的美国作曲家。30年代多次访问墨西哥，1936年根据墨西哥流行曲调创作管弦乐幻想曲《墨西哥沙龙》，十分成功。用这一风格写作的其他作品尚有芭蕾舞剧《小伙子比利》、《牧区竞技》和《阿帕拉契亚之春》。晚年少创作，转而从事指挥。Hints:
Copland
American West
Billy the Kid
"Billy the Kid: Ballet Suite"
"Street in a Frontier Town. "
Andre Kostelanetz
"Lincoln Portrait"
与原文不符，但名称确实为Lincoln Portrait
American Civil War
President Lincoln's
Eleanor Roosevelt
President Franklin Roosevelt
James Earl Jones
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201307/201307191158526743751.mp3Copland later wrote the music for two ballets about the American West. One was about the life of a famous gunfighter called Billy the Kid. Copland used music from American cowboy songs in this work. This piece from "Billy the Kid: Ballet Suite" is called "Street in a Frontier Town. "
In 1942, the conductor Andre Kostelanetz asked Copland to write music about a great American, Abraham Lincoln. Copland wrote"Lincoln Portrait" to honor America's 16th president. Copland's music included parts of American folk songs and songs popular during the American Civil War. He added words from President Lincoln's speeches and letters. "Lincoln Portrait" has been performed many times in America. Many famous people have done the speaking part. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of President Franklin Roosevelt, was one of them. Here, actor James Earl Jones performs in Copland's "Lincoln Portrait."科普兰之后就美国西部两部芭蕾创作了音乐。一部是关于著名枪手比利小子的生活。科普兰在这部作品中运用了来自美国牛仔音乐的成分。这个来自《比利小子：芭蕾套曲》的片段叫做《边陲小镇的街道》。
1942年，指挥家柯斯特兰尼兹希望科普兰创作一组关于亚伯拉罕林肯这一伟大的美国人的音乐。科普兰创作了《林肯肖像》来纪念美国的第16任总统。科普兰的音乐包括美国民乐和美国独立战争时的流行歌曲。他从林肯总统的演讲和信件中截取歌词。《林肯肖像》在美国多次上演。很多著名人物曾出演朗诵部分。埃莉诺罗斯福，罗斯福总统妻子的就是他们之一。以下是演员詹姆斯·厄尔·琼斯在科普兰的《林肯肖像》中出演的情景。
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