Music for the Theatre

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Music for the Theatre is a 1925 jazz-influenced orchestral suite by Aaron Copland that blends modernist harmonies with theatrical, American vernacular styles.

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concert work ⓘ
orchestral suite ⓘ
composer Aaron Copland ⓘ
composerBirthYear 1900 ⓘ
composerDeathYear 1990 ⓘ
composerNationality American ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1925 ⓘ
genre jazz-influenced classical music ⓘ
neoclassical music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
hasCatalogueNote often described as jazz-influenced and theatrical ⓘ
hasPart Burlesque (movement) ⓘ
Dance (movement) ⓘ
Epilogue (movement) ⓘ
linked to: Epilogue

Interlude (movement) ⓘ
Prologue (movement) ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
influencedBy American popular music ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
theatre music ⓘ
intendedAs concert piece evoking theatrical atmosphere ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
numberOfMovements 5 ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
premiereLocation United States ⓘ
scoredFor orchestra ⓘ
style American vernacular ⓘ
modernist harmonies ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1925 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aaron Copland → notableWork → Music for the Theatre ⓘ
Prologue (movement) → partOf → Music for the Theatre ⓘ
Prologue (movement) → relatedWork → Music for the Theatre, FP (full suite) ⓘ
linked to: Music for the Theatre
Interlude (movement) → partOf → Music for the Theatre ⓘ
Interlude (movement) → hasParentWork → Music for the Theatre, suite for orchestra ⓘ
linked to: Music for the Theatre
Burlesque (movement) → partOf → Music for the Theatre ⓘ
Burlesque (movement) → associatedWork → Music for the Theatre ⓘ
Burlesque (movement) → movementNumberIn → Music for the Theatre ⓘ