USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By the 1920s American composers like George Gershwin and Aaron Copland were incorporating the rhythms and blues tonality of jazz into their symphonic works. Gershwin’s 1924 piece, Rhapsody in Blue, is the best-known work from this genre.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Steinbeck was a novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers during the 1930s. In music, Aaron Copland and George Gershwin were composers who wrote uniquely American music.

Detailed explanation-3: -Copland was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, grew up in New York, and found his musical voice in the international, avant-garde atmosphere of Paris in the 1920s. In New York, he was part of a musical elite, championing the cause of modern music.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aaron Copland was one of the most respected American classical composers of the twentieth century. By incorporating popular forms of American music such as jazz and folk into his compositions, he created pieces both exceptional and innovative.

Detailed explanation-5: -1935 to 1950. Around 1935 Copland began to compose musical pieces for young audiences, in accordance with the first goal of American Gebrauchsmusik. These works included piano pieces (The Young Pioneers) and an opera (The Second Hurricane).