Aaron Copland - Lenox, MA - Dead Poets' Society Memorials on Waymarking.com

A life size bronze bust of Aaron Copland was sculpted by Penelope Jenks and installed on the grounds of the Tanglewood Music Center in 2009. The sculpture stands on a 5' high, square rough cut granite pedestal. It was commissioned by Tanglewood Artist in Residence, John Williams.

A ground level granite plaque is inscribed:

The American Composer Aaron Copland was born on November 14, 1900 in Brooklyn, New York. He began writing songs at the age of eight and a half and went on to study music in France at the Fontainebleau School of Music. He returned to America determined to become a full-time composer.

During his career Copland became known as the "Dean of American Composers". He is best known for his Populist compositions including: Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid, Rodeo, Fanfare for the Common Man, and his Third Symphony.

Aaron Copland is the first, musician to be honored with a statue erected on the grounds of the Tanglewood Music Center. His early works were often played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Serge Koussevitzky, Tanglewood's founding music director. Subsequently, Copland became director of the composition faculty at the summer music academy, a position that Copland held that position for 25 years.

Aaron Copeland wrote many musical vocal pieces and is perhaps most famous as a writer of books on music.

Books by Aaron Copeland include:

What to Listen for in Music (currently in its 36th edition)
Music and Imagination
Copland: 1900 Through 1942
Copland: Since 1943
The New Music, 1900 1960
Copland On Music
Aaron Copland: A Reader: Selected Writings 1923-1972
The Pleasures of Music
The Selected Correspondence of Aaron Copland
Complete Copland

Vocal pieces include:

Night
A Summer Vacation
My Heart Is In The East
Old Poem
Pastorale
Alone
As It Fell Upon A Day For Soprano, Flute, And Clarinet
Poet’s Song
Vocalise
Dirge In Woods