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Billy the Kid Suite: I. Introduction. “The Open Prairie” · Leonard Bernstein · Aaron Copland · New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid, and Fanfare for the Common Man

Released on: 1997-09-04

Producer: John McClure

Billy the Kid Suite: II: “Street in a Frontier Town”

Billy the Kid Suite: III

Billy the Kid Suite: IV: Prairie Night: Card Game

Billy the Kid Suite: V: Gun Battle

Billy the Kid Suite: VI: Celebration after Billy’s Capture

Billy the Kid Suite: VII: Billy’s Death

Billy the Kid Suite: VIII: The Open Prairie Again