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Aaron Copland and the Common Man

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Rob Archer
Mar 24, 2015
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I grew up on classical music long before I discovered rock & roll, but the closest I've ever come to feeling transcendence was listening to Aaron Copland, especially the closing section of Appalachian Spring -- the bestĀ definition of "God" this unbelieverĀ has ever heard.

But I recently sat down for the first time in a long time with Aaron Copland's 3rd S…

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