[DOC] [TLE] Simple Gifts - Wikipedia [PAR] "Simple Gifts" is a Shaker song written and composed in 1848 by Elder Joseph 
Brackett. ... Copland used "Simple Gifts" a second time in 1950 in his first set of 
Old American ... up as a part of Aaron Copland's music for the ballet Appalachian 
Spring. .... 'tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be fair: 'tis a gift to wake and breathe 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring - Classical Notes [PAR] Classical Notes - Classical Classics - Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, by 
Peter Gutmann. ... Technical explanations abound, citing such hallmarks as 
pentatonic melodic figurations, ... Biographer Howard Pollock credits his 
allusions to folk music, irregular jazzy meters, .... 'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift 
to be free, [DOC] [TLE] Simple Gifts Meaning - Shmoop [PAR] But in 1944, American composer Aaron Copland placed Brackett's little tune at 
the center of his score for a ballet entitled Appalachian Spring. ... For many, the 
simple Shaker melody was the most moving part of Copland's opus, while for ... 
When Brackett wrote Simple Gifts in 1848, the Shakerstheir full name is the 
United... [DOC] [TLE] "Simple Gifts" - Elder Joseph Brackett's Shaker dance song [PAR] It has been arranged by composers like: Aaron Copland, Bill Crofut, John 
Williams and ... before Aaron Copland used it in his ballet score for "Appalachian 
Spring" in 1944. ... 4 - The song has been incorrectly titled: "The Gift to be Simple" 
or "Tis a gift to be simple. ... Old American Songs, and Variations on a Shaker 
Melody. [DOC] [TLE] Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring - YouTube [PAR] Sep 29, 2007 - 3 min - Uploaded by jaxdriverI cut the Simple Gifts section out of Aaron Copeland's Appalachian ... The hymn  tune heard ... [DOC] [TLE] American Music - Cosmeo [PAR] Some religious sects, such as the Ephrata Cloisters Community, the Shakers, 
and the ... One Shaker melody, 'Tis a Gift to Be Simple, became famous when it 
was used by the composer Aaron Copland in his ballet Appalachian Spring (
1944). [DOC] [TLE] "Tis a joy to be simple" - Google Groups [PAR] Mar 7, 1995 ... to the music of the Appalachian Spring by Copland with the first line as listed in 
the ... used for the >Shaker song beginning 'Tis a gift to be simple'. ... The "Shaker 
Melody" was a traditional tune used by the (?American) Shaker sect. Aaron 
Copland popularised it when he used it in his "Appalachian Spring". [DOC] [TLE] Angels In The Architecture - Log24 [PAR] music: Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring ... Mark Godden first became 
acquainted with the Shakers and their lasting gifts to us by ... The most well 
known section of this composition is based on the Shaker melody 'Tis a Gift to be 
Simple, ... is most of what we have left today due to the few members of the sect 
left alive. [DOC] [TLE] Simple Gifts - Expand Your Mind [PAR] Copland used "Simple Gifts" a second time in 1950 in his first set of Old ... The 
song was largely unknown outside Shaker communities until Aaron Copland 
used its melody ... up as a part of Aaron Copland's music for the ballet 
Appalachian Spring. .... 'tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be fair: 'tis a gift to wake 
and breathe the... [DOC] [TLE] early shaker spirtuals - The Wooster Group [PAR] May 29, 2014 ... by Aaron Copland for his Appalachian Spring, and has been covered by ... Yes, 
it tells us, 'tis a gift to be simple. .... particular the role of women in the sect, while 
doing a workshop at Lincoln ... dance, using melodies and movements that 
believers often described as revealed ... It has at times used modern. [DOC] [TLE] Results matching songs in the key of z from blog riley - CultureGulf ... [PAR] Two: Along with spoken testimony to their rigorous principles

Question: This sect's melody, "'Tis A Gift To Be Simple" was used by Aaron Copland in his "Appalachian Spring"
Answer: the Shakers