Ballet for Martha

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Ballet for Martha is the original title of Aaron Copland’s iconic ballet score later known as Appalachian Spring, created for choreographer Martha Graham.

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instanceOf ballet score ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Appalachian Spring ⓘ
awarded Pulitzer Prize for Music ⓘ
awardYear 1945 ⓘ
basedOn original scenario by Martha Graham ⓘ
choreographer Martha Graham ⓘ
commissionedBy Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge ⓘ
commissionedFor Martha Graham ⓘ
Martha Graham Dance Company ⓘ
commissionType ballet score commission ⓘ
composer Aaron Copland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Martha Graham ⓘ
genre ballet ⓘ
concert suite ⓘ
includesMelody Shaker tune "Simple Gifts" ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
laterOrchestratedAs orchestral suite ⓘ
laterTitled Appalachian Spring ⓘ
notableFor collaboration between Aaron Copland and Martha Graham ⓘ
use of American folk elements ⓘ
originalInstrumentation chamber ensemble ⓘ
originalInstrumentationDetail 13 instruments ⓘ
period 20th-century music ⓘ
premiereDate 1944-10-30 ⓘ
premierePlace Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to: Library of Congress
premiereVenue Coolidge Auditorium ⓘ
structure one-act ballet ⓘ
style American classical music ⓘ
subjectMatter American rural life ⓘ

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Appalachian Spring → originalTitle → Ballet for Martha ⓘ