What 20th century composr wrote the ballet "Appalachian Spring"?

"Appalachian Spring" by Aaron Copland

with Robert Kapilow and John Adams

What 20th century composr wrote the ballet "Appalachian Spring"?performing show

Aaron Copland

What 20th century composr wrote the ballet "Appalachian Spring"?opera score opera theater

Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland, 1900-1990. wrote the ballet.

The title Appalacian Spring was taken from the poem of Hart Crane.

It was originally written as "The Ballet of Martha" in 1944, for Martha Graham.

Graham was pleased by the work, which was scheduled to be performed in the fall of 1944. The only remaining problem was the title, which apparently stumped both composer and dancer. Even the day before the premiere, the work was still referred to as simply ``Ballet for Martha,'' but at the last minute the name ``Appalachian Spring'' was taken from a poem by Hart Crane.

It is one of the minor oddities of history that this phrase had never before been encountered by the composer, for it describes the music so perfectly that one would naturally conclude it had driven the creation of the work instead of being appended only as an afterthought.