Now Hear This: Copland: Dean of American Music -
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Sat, Dec 17 9:30 P.M.

Learn how the works of an American classical composer developed into a signature American sound drawing from his Jewish roots, modernism and American folk music.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 4617

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Sat, Dec 17	9:30 P.M.	Now Hear This: Copland: Dean of American Music

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