For nearly four decades, American composer Aaron Copland achieved a distinctive musical characterization of American themes in an expressive modern style. He was concerned with crafting sounds that would be seen as “American” in its scope, incorporating a range of styles in his work that included jazz and folk and connections to Latin America.

Copland was a renowned composer of film scores as well, working on Of Mice and Men (1939), Our Town (1940) and The North Star (1943)—receiving Academy Award nominations for all three projects. He eventually won an Oscar for The Heiress (1949).

Individual Folios

A Cappella

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: Have Mercy On us, O My Lord

Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.50 | A Cappella |
(Minimum order 4 copies) |

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: Help Us, O Lord

These four motets were composed in the fall of 1921 while Copland was studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. The four motets have remained unpublished until now. Writing to Copland about them in 1924, Boulanger tells the composer that "those motets sound in the voices in a stunning manner."

Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $1.95 | A Cappella |
(Minimum order 4 copies) |

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: Sing Ye Praises To Our King

Composed in 1921 under while studying with Nadia Boulanger.

Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.25 | A Cappella |
(Minimum order 4 copies) |

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: Though, O Jehovah, Abideth Forever

Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.10 | A Cappella |
(Minimum order 4 copies) |