Here's a suite Aaron Copland put together in 1942, of some of his favorite film scores. He called it Music for Movies. This is the EOS Orchestra, in concert at the Ethical Culture Society in New York.

Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his ...

On Tuesday, May 26, 1953, Aaron Copland appeared as a witness before the Senate committee headed by Joseph McCarthy. Summoned because of his past relationship with the American government—he served as ...

Musical experience. How we listen (1939) -- Musical structure (1939) -- Tone color (1939) -- Music and the human spirit (1954) The life of music. The American composer gets a break (1935) -- Music ...