Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
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Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, born Elizabeth Penn Sprague, was an American pianist and patron of music, especially of chamber music.
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge by John Singer Sargent. 1923
Appalachian Spring
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Appalachian Spring is an American ballet created by the choreographer Martha Graham and the composer Aaron Copland, later arranged as an orchestral work. Commissioned by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Co
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
…Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 58 Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Arthur Honegger: Concerto da camera…
Martha Graham, c. 1940
Isamu Noguchi's set
Themes of war, particularly the American Civil War, are present throughout Appalachian Spring.