News (5)
- Mar 12, 2024Midday Thoughts: Editing Copland, Part 2
Critical editions offer so much more than just the notated score. Explore what makes these editions unique with Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett as she walks us through her MUSA edition of Appalachian Spring.
- Aug 29, 2022Midday Thoughts: Which Appalachian Spring? An Audiophile’s Guide
Building on last month's article on the versions of *Appalachian Spring*, here are some of the most iconic and well-loved recordings of the work in all of its forms.
- May 09, 2022Announcing Midday Thoughts
Join us for our new series, *Midday Thoughts: musings about, around, and related to Copland and his music,* featuring musicologist Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett.
- Nov 13, 2021New Appalachian Spring Edition Wins Musicology Award
The 2020 MUSA Edition of *Appalachian Spring*, edited by Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett and Aaron Sherber, was awarded this year’s Claude V. Palisca Award from the American Musicological Society.
- Jun 10, 2020New MUSA Edition: Appalachian Spring
MUSA’s latest edition breathes new life into one of Copland’s most famous scores. Printed copies now available.
Works (1)
- Appalachian Spring (ballet in one act for full orchestra) (2016)
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An orchestration of Copland’s 1944 ballet score to Appalachian Spring was completed in 2016, implementing the same forces used in the 1945 suite.
Alternates: Ballet for Martha, Appalachian Spring Complete Ballet for Full Orchestra, Appalachian Spring Ballet for Orchestra