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Modern composers, many of them Americans, have written great classical music and much of it is quite visual. Aaron Copland’s Rodeo and Appalachian Spring are obvious examples, as they were written to be ballets. Other great American works, such as Charles Ives’ Holidays Symphony, also invoke great images. Recent courses I’ve presented have taken contemporary popular music, and enhanced their impact by creating music videos that combined the song with related visual images. A similar approach will be done with some of these great classical works. The history and background of the composer and music will be part of a class discussion. Videos will then be presented of the works just discussed.