{"podcast":{"title":"Composer of the Week Podcast","slug":"composer-of-the-week-podcast-41560","podcast_index_feed_id":41560,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02nrvd3.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrvd3","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0nh2t4b.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":664,"summary":"BBC Radio 3's Composer Of The Week is a guide to composers and their music. The podcast is compiled from the week's programmes and published on Friday. It is only available in the UK.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T04:20:39.782074+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/composer-of-the-week-podcast-41560"},"episode":{"title":"Aaron Copland (1900-1990)","slug":"aaron-copland-1900-1990","published_at":"2026-01-13T16:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/composer-of-the-week-podcast-41560/aaron-copland-1900-1990","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/composer-of-the-week-podcast-41560","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0mts208","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0mts04n.mp3","summary":"This week, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Aaron Copland, one of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century American music. From his Brooklyn childhood and formative studies in Paris to his return home with bold new ideas, Copland’s career charts a path through modernism, jazz, and the search for an unmistakably American sound. We hear music that captures the spirit of a nation – from Billy the Kid and Lincoln Portrait to his Fanfare for the Common Man, before he made the move from composer to conductor. Music featured includes: 4 Dance Episodes from Rodeo: iv. Hoe Down Two Preludes for violin and piano Four Early Songs: i. Night; ii. A Summer Vacation; iii. My Heart is in the East; iv. Alone Four Motets: iii. Have Mercy on Us, O My Lord Three Moods: i. Embittered; ii. Wistful; iii. Jazzy Symphony for Organ and Orchestra: ii. Scherzo; iii. Finale: Lento The Cat and the Mouse Old Poem; Pastorale Music for the Theater: i. Prologue; ii. Dance Piano Concerto Vitebsk (trio for violin, cello and piano) Hear Ye! Hear Ye! – ballet in one act: Scene i (Prelude) Piano Variations Short Symphony (Symphony No. 2): i. Incisivo; ii. Espressivo; iii. Presto e ritmico El Salón México Billy the Kid Suite: i. Introduction: The Open Prairie; ii. Street in a Frontier Town; iii. Mexican Dance and Finale Letter from Home Appalachian Spring Suite: v. Solo Dance; vi. Meno mosso; vii. Variation on a Shaker Hymn Clarinet Concerto Lincoln Portrait Fanfare for the Common Man Two Pieces for String Quartet: No. 2. Allegro Moderato Piano Quartet: iii. Non troppo lento Music for a Great City: i. Skyline Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Elizabeth Ajao for BBC Audio Wales & West For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces feature…","meta_description":"This week, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Aaron Copland, one of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century American music. From his Brookl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4427,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/composer-of-the-week-podcast-41560/episodes/aaron-copland-1900-1990/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/composer-of-the-week-podcast-41560/aaron-copland-1900-1990.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}