Aaron Copland was the Iconic American Composer who lived a bachelor life. “He lived alone, as he had his whole life, a bachelor; he worked on a plank desk supported by a simple sawhorse” (source 3). He was born on November 14, 1900 in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants and he was the brother of four siblings. His father, Harris Morris Copland was an immigrant who came to America when he was seventeen. His mother, Sarah Mittenthal, came to America with her family at the age of six, and Aaron was closest to his mother. After a year of training, he learned all he could through his sister Laurine’s lessons. She had no more to teach him since she taught him everything she knew, so even though his parents were not supportive in his music, he still pursued to further his education for music. Ludwig Wolfsohn was his first real teacher and after three years with him he advanced to a European trained concert pianist, Victor Wittgenstein. He graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn and while being there studied theory under Rubin Goldmark, which only increased to further his desire for modern music. The turning point in his life came when he received and won a scholarship for the American Conservatory at Fortainbleu, France.…