This document provides information about Aaron Copland's Billy the Kid Suite, including details about the composer, the composition, and the story it depicts. Aaron Copland was an American composer from the 20th century who wrote the suite for a ballet about the life of the real-life figure Billy the Kid. The suite consists of five sections depicting scenes from Billy's time in New Mexico as he witnesses a fight that leads to his mother's death, after which he joins the ranks of Wild West outlaws as a murderer.
20. e. Goodbye Old Paint -- Meter: 3 . Instruments: introduced by strings .
21. 3. A fight breaks out, and a stray bullet kills Billy's mother. Billy then snatches a knife from one of the men and stabs his mother's killer . Because he is now a murderer , Billy becomes wanted by the law and joins the ranks of Wild West outlaws .