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Aaron Copland, a Rare card
Aaron Copland was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist, and conductor of his own and other American music.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 183
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 220,000
Power 183 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Aaron Copland quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Aaron Copland card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of ______ Music".
Answer
American. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of American Music". From the Aaron Copland article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
George Frideric Handel. George Frideric Handel 390,000 · Bushido 280,000 · Aaron Copland 220,000 · Adam Mickiewicz 94,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as the "Dean of American Music".
- The open, slowly changing harmonies in much of his music are typical of what many consider the sound of American music, evoking the vast American landscape and pioneer spirit.
- He is best known for the works he wrote in the 1930s and 1940s in a deliberately accessible style often referred to as "populist" and which he called his "vernacular" style.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Aaron Copland article was read about 220,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Aaron Copland
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Aaron Copland (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
