Adapted by aaron copand and described as a ballad, this moderat. It is arranged here for unison voices and piano accompaniment. Topics copland, old american songs, william warfield, dwtkeninny. Long time ago is a setting of a lyrical nostalgic ballad discovered by the.
The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many people consider to be. These works are also probably still under in the u. Aaron copland was born on november 14, 1900, in brooklyn, new york, going on to study piano and composition and studying in europe for some time. Copland old american songs download free sheet music and scores. Traditional long time ago sheet music in bb major transposable.
Long time ago, where the rock threw back the billow brighter than snow. The boatmens dance, the dodger, long time ago, simple gifts, i bought me a cat, the little horses, zions walls, the golden willow. Shop and buy aaron copland old american songs complete high voice sheet music. Old american songs, set 1 song of america song of america. The collection of folk melodies copland arranged in the early 1950s, at the request of benjamin britten, evokes memories of, and nostalgia for, the distant past. In celebration of the human voice the essential musical instrument. Dwelt a maid, beloved and cherished by high and low. Near the lake where drooped the willow a long time ago. It dates from the political campaign of 1884 when grover cleveland defeated james g. Originally scored for voice and piano, they were reworked for baritone or mezzosoprano and orchestra set 1 was first performed by peter pears and. This edition combines both sets in one publication, available for the first time with access to recordings of piano accompaniments. Long time ago is the third song in aaron coplands old american songs, set 1. The dodger is a satirical political song found by copland in a collection by john and alan lomax.
Long time ago by octavo sheet music for choral, chorus. Bee, and bird, and blossom taught her loves spell to know. November 14, 1900 december 2, 1990 was an american composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other american music. Download aaron copland long time ago sheet music notes, chords. Old american songs aaron copland paris choral society free. Aaron copland the two sets of old american songs are beloved, standard vocal literature. Long time ago long time ago is the third song in aaron coplands old american songs, set 1. Aaron copland old american songs complete high voice. Where the rock threw back the billow, brighter than snow.
Copland, aaron all original works compositions and arrangements of this person are still under in canada, the eu, japan and elsewhere and are thus subject to immediate deletion. Wildingwhite collected for the first time in a complete edition. The boatmens dance, the dodger, long time ago, simple gifts and i bought me a cat. Published by hal leonard digital sheet mus hal leonard. Near the lake where drooped the willow, long time ago. On the lake where droopd the willow long time ago where the rock threw back the billow brighter than snow. Content is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike 4.
Its easy to get a similar feeling taking in the small slices of rural american landscape visible in brief glimpses from a moving car. On the lake where droopd the willow long time ago, where the rock threw back the billow brighter than snow. Print and download long time ago sheet music composed by traditional. Aaron copland top aaron copland lyrics long time ago i bought me a cat chingaring chaw old american songs. Coplands personal stamp is apparent in the comic minstrel song the boatmens dance, wherein he rewrote portions of the black dialect to avoid offensive racial implications. Learn the text of this work by aaron copland with the help of a native speaker and sungdiction specialist reciting the text poetically and at a slow pace. Copland obliged with an arrangement of five traditional american songs scored for voice and piano. National student auditions, nats long time ago duration.
This is the third song in the 1st set of old american songs arranged by aaron copland. Rock and tree and flowing water long time ago, bird and bee and blossom taught her loves spell to know. About long time ago is a setting of a lyrical nostalgic ballad discovered by the composer in the harris collection at brown university. Mixed voice arrangements by david brunner, irving fine, glenn koponen, gregory rose, and r. Choose from aaron copland sheet music for such popular songs as lauries song, at the river, and i bought me a cat. The dodger simple gifts lincoln portrait related aaron copland links aaron copland wiki at the river video. Aaron copland long time ago sheet music notes, chords. Aaron copland, william warfield, columbia symphony orchestra format. Old american songs are two sets of songs arranged by aaron copland in 1950 and 1952 respectively, after research in the sheet music collection of the harris collection of american poetry and plays, in the john hay library at brown university. National student auditions, nats long time ago youtube angela brower, mezzosoprano coplands long time ago. Dwelt a maid beloved and cherishd by high and low, but with autumn leaf she perished long time ago. Copland wrote five songs for male soloist and piano for the occasion.
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