simple gifts from aaron copland's appalachian spring is featured in this docu series' theme song, 1848.
simple gifts from aaron copland's appalachian spring is featured in this docu series' theme song, 1848.
simple gifts from aaron copland's appalachian spring is featured in this docu series' theme song?
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section::::form of the piece.:shaker melody.









































copland used a shaker song, "simple gifts", composed in 1848 by elder joseph brackett,and is often called, in the context of discussions of "appalachian spring", "shaker melody", "shaker song", and the "shaker hymn". this same shaker tune was used by sydney carter in a widely recognized hymn entitled "lord of the dance". copland published independent arrangements of this section for band (1958) and orchestra (1967) titled "variations on a shaker melody".









































section::::in popular culture.









































for many years part of the seventh movement of the orchestral suite was used as the opening music to "cbs reports".
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section::::references.









































bullet::::- kamien, roger. "music: an appreciation". mcgraw-hill college; 3rd edition (august 1, 1997)









































bullet::::- aaron copland collection: works list. retrieved may 16, 2005.









































bullet::::- delapp, jennifer. the aaron copland centennial: program notes. retrieved may 16, 2005.









































bullet::::- hall, roger lee. aaron copland and "simple gifts" retrieved june 5, 2010.









































bullet::::- "appalachian spring". dance pages. retrieved may 17, 2005.









































bullet::::- ledbetter, steven. copland, "appalachian spring". pro arte, 1996. retrieved may 17, 2005.









































bullet::::- scher, valerie. "a 'fortuitous collaboration' led to 'appalachian spring'". "the san diego union tribune", march 6, 2005. retrieved may 17, 2005.
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