List of compositions by Aaron Copland
This is a list of compositions by Aaron Copland in chronological order of composition:
1918–1919
Sonnet I for piano Sonnet II for piano1920–1929
Old Poem for voice Sonnet III for piano The Cat and the Mouse for piano Pastorale for voice Honkytonk Blues Three Moods for piano- Four Motets for mixed voices
- * Help us, O Lord
- * Sing ye Praises to our King
- * Have Mercy on us, O My Lord
- * Thou, O Jehovah, Abideth Forever
- Piano Sonata in G Major Petit Portrait for piano Alone for voice
- Passacaglia for piano Cortege Macabre for orchestra As It Fell Upon a Day for voice, flute, and clarinet Movement for String Quartet
- Symphony for organ and orchestra Grohg; ballet Music for the Theatre for orchestra Two Choruses for chorus
- Piano Concerto for piano and orchestra Two Pieces for violin and piano Sentimental Melody for piano
- Four Piano Blues for piano Poet's Song for voice and piano Vocalise No.1 for voice
- Symphony No.1 for orchestra Two Pieces for String Quartet Two Pieces for String Orchestra Dance Symphony for orchestra Symphonic Ode for orchestra Vitebsk: Study on a Jewish Theme for violin, violoncello, and piano
- ''Shall we gather by the river''
1930–1939
- Piano Variations Miracle at Verdun Elegies for violin and viola, later partially used as "Subjective" for StatementsShort Symphony for orchestra
- Love your neighbor as your selfStatements for orchestra Into the Streets May First for chorus What Do We Plant? for chorus Sunday Afternoon Music for piano The Young Pioneers for piano Hear Ye! Hear Ye!; ballet El Salón México for orchestra
- Sextet for clarinet, two violins, viola, violoncello, and piano The Second Hurricane; high school opera Prairie Journal, originally called Music for Radio for orchestra Waltz and Celebration for concert band Billy the Kid; ballet An Outdoor Overture for orchestra Lark for chorus The City; documentary film score Of Mice and Men; film score From Sorcery to Science; incidental music for puppet play
1940–1949
Quiet City; for trumpet, cor anglais, and string orchestra Our Town; film score John Henry for orchestra- Piano Sonata Episode for organ
- Arrangement of An Outdoor Overture for concert band Lincoln Portrait for narrator and orchestra
- Arrangement of Lincoln Portrait for concert band Rodeo; ballet Fanfare for the Common Man for brass and percussion Las Agachadas for chorus Music for Movies; for small orchestra Danzón cubano for two pianos Song of the Guerillas for orchestra ;
- Sonata for Violin and Piano The North Star; soundtrack Appalachian Spring; ballet
- Arrangement of Appalachian Spring for orchestra Letter from Home for orchestra Midday Thoughts for piano Jubilee Variations for orchestra The Cummington Story; short film score
- Symphony No. 3 for orchestra
- Arrangement of Danzón cubano for orchestra In the Beginning for mezzo-soprano and chorus Midsummer Nocturne for piano The Red Pony; film score
- Clarinet Concerto for clarinet and string orchestra with harp and piano The Heiress; film score Preamble for a Solemn Occasion for orchestra
1950–1959
- Quartet for violin, viola, violoncello, and piano Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson for medium voice and piano
- #Nature, the gentlest mother
- #There came a wind like a bugle
- #Why do they shut me out of Heaven
- #The world feels dusty
- #Heart, we will forget him
- #Dear March, come in!
- #Sleep is supposed to be
- #When they come back
- #I felt a funeral in my brain
- #I've heard an organ talk sometimes
- #Going to Heaven!
- #The Chariot.Old American Songs First set for voice and piano
- #The Boatmen's Dance
- #The Dodger
- #Long Time Ago
- #Simple Gifts
- #I Bought Me a Cat Old American Songs Second set for voice and piano
- #The Little Horses
- #Zion’s Walls
- #The Golden Willow Tree
- #At the River
- #Ching-A-Ring Chaw
- Arrangement of Preamble for a Solemn Occasion for organ Dirge in the Woods for voice and piano The Tender Land; opera Canticle of Freedom for chorus and orchestra Variations on a Shaker Melody for concert band
- Fantasy for piano
- Orchestral Variations for orchestra
- Arrangement of The Tender Land for orchestra The World of Nick Adams; soundtrack Dance Panels, ballet
1960–1969
Nonet for 3 violins, 3 violas, and 3 cellos (1960)Something Wild; soundtrack Connotations for orchestra Down a Country Lane for piano Danza de Jalisco for two pianos- Arrangement of Down a Country Lane for orchestra Emblems for concert band ; orchestral transcription D. Wilson Ochoa Music for a Great City for orchestra In Evening Air for piano Signature: C B S Playhouse for orchestra Inscape for orchestra
- Arrangement of Variations on a Shaker Melody for orchestra Inaugural Fanfare for concert band Happy Anniversary for orchestra