在音乐中开创美国风格方面也许艾夫斯(1879—1945)先于科普兰,但科普兰却是本世纪第一个严肃音乐的美国作曲家,他的作品在全世界产生了广泛的影响。成年以后,科普兰就在美国的音乐活动中占有最重要的地位。他不仅是作曲家,而且还是指挥家、演讲家;作家、音乐节的组织者和音乐方面的行政官员。在工作过程中,他获得很多的荣誉。在纽约最初开始学习音乐之后,科普兰在21岁那 Perhaps Ives (1879-1945) precedes Copeland in creating American style in music, but Copeland is the first American composer of serious music of this century, and his work has had widespread influence throughout the world. As a grown-up Copland occupies the most important position in the American music scene. He is not only a composer, but also a conductor, a lecturer, an author, organizer of music festivals and a music administration officer. In the process of work, he received a lot of honor. Copeland is at the age of 21 after initially studying music in New York