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Appalachian Spring

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noun

  1. a dance (1944) choreographed by Martha Graham, with musical score by Aaron Copland.


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The concert ended with the original chamber score of Copland's "Appalachian Spring."

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2018

Oh, yes, Dudamel will also later this season turn to "Appalachian Spring" and take it on the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2015

He wrote it for the dancer Martha Graham and called it "ballet for Martha" until somebody suggested Appalachian Spring, which was a line from a poem.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2013

In a short talk before the program, Adams recalled seeing Aaron Copland conduct "Appalachian Spring" at Tanglewood as a boy and later hearing Leonard Bernstein lead orchestras through his own work.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2012

There was a cluster of distinctively American works, such as Letter to the World, about Emily Dickinson, and the ever vernal Appalachian Spring.

From Time Magazine Archive

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