The Promise of Living” is the finale of Aaron Copeland’s opera The Tender Land.  Do a little online research on this opera, as well as its connection to photographer Walker Evans and James Agee’s book Now Let Us Praise Famous Men.

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Spend some time researching the effects of the Great Depression and the “dust bowl” on the lives of average hard-working Americans. Consider how Aaron Copeland’s music and the text evoke the spirit of the era in question.  Write a 400-word response discussing your emotional response to the music.