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31 Days of Classical, Day 7: Copland on repeat

Aaron Copland in his studio in the Berkshires
Aaron Copland in his studio in the Berkshires, 1946
Victor Kraft

Each day throughout July, I'll share with you a piece of classical music. Thirty-one days, thirty-one pieces.

The list is by no means definitive, nor is it necessarily a list of all of my favorite music from the classical world. Every morning, I start my day with music that inspires me in some way, whether I'm inspired by its happiness, its loneliness, the instrumentation, the harmony, the colors, the melody — each piece is special in some way — and offers an opportunity to either hear something you've never heard, or hear something new in a piece you've known your whole life.

Day 7: Aaron Copland, Down a Country Lane

Copland wrote this for Life magazine in 1962. The piece appeared like a centerfold. How cool would that be, to get that magazine and open it up to a brand new composition by Aaron Copland?

This piece astonishes me with its simplicity. It's over before it started, and I always get a tiny bit sad at the end. I've been known to put this one on repeat for long periods of time, perhaps with a dream that Copland's ability to say so much in such a brief amount of time might rub off on this radio host.

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