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American Icons: Appalachian Spring
Division of Public Programs
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American Icons: Appalachian Spring.
Courtesy of New York Public Radio
![Appalachian Spring](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2018-07/appspring_feature_BIG.jpg?itok=7gZLQykY)
Photo caption
American Icons: Appalachian Spring.
Courtesy of New York Public Radio
In 1942, Aaron Copland was commissioned to write a score for the choreographer Martha Graham. Dance and music in America have never been the same.