Orchestration: Copland Appalachian Spring

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9mrXagbva8

Insight into how Aaron Copland would sketch his music before full orchestration.

Appalachian Spring rough sketch page 15 by Aaron Copland. Copland wrote his orchestra sketches at the piano at a slow pace, often at night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Copland

Aaron Copland sketches can be found here:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/copland/index.html

Appalachian Spring second sketch, a little cleaner with more notes and info on score:

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