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Who composed the music for Appalachian Spring?
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Martha Graham
Martha Graham performing “Letter to the World” (also called “The Kick”), 1940.
The music for the ballet Appalachian Spring was composed by Aaron Copland. The work, which premiered in 1944, was commissioned for the dancer and choreographer Martha Graham.12