1990年12月2日,照耀在美国乐坛上的一颗巨星陨落了。美国著名音乐大师艾伦·科普兰仙逝,享年90岁。他好似一只报春的燕子,待到春暖花开的季节,他却悄然地飞去;他恰如东方的启明星,待到满天朝霞时,他默默地隐去了。他去了,但却把欢乐留给了人间。科普兰是本世纪美国最受人们爱戴、广受 December 2, 1990, a star shining on the American music scene has fallen. The famous American musician Alan Copeland passed away at the age of 90. He was like a primroses swallow, until the spring season, he quietly flew; he just like the East’s Venus until the sky, he quietly disappeared. He went, but left joy to the world. Copeland is the United States most loved by this century, widely accepted