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Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man (3:32)

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Composed in 1942 (while Copland was working on his Third and final symphony, which uses a reworked version of the Fanfare extensively in its fourth movement). It was written to a commission by Eugène Goossens, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. According to Copland, Goossens, who had commissioned fanfares from British composers during World War I to begin each orchestral concert, had decided to do so again using American composers. 18 such fanfares were commissioned.

Copland considered several titles including Fanfare for a Solemn Ceremony and Fanfare for Four Freedoms; to Goossens’ surprise, however, Copland titled the piece Fanfare for the Common Man. Goossens wrote “Its title is as original as its music, and I think it is so telling that it deserves a special occasion for its performance. If it is agreeable to you, we will premiere it 12 March 1943 at income tax time”. Copland’s replied that he was “all for honoring the common man at income tax time”.
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  • LOVE8Bella

    Classic end!!!

    last month

  • greglypoop123

    epic, classic

    last month

  • bustertheblade

    It hurts.

    March 2012

  • rufusdenne

    So incredibly American, in a good way! :)

    February 2012

  • angry_young_man

    This isn't Fanfare for the Common Man. It's a funk cover using the same theme. This is really pissing me off. I want to hear the original. Can you report the track?

    February 2012

  • IsabelleCorral

    very good

    August 2011

  • MavisMosier

    My favorite song of 2009. My favorite song of 2010

    August 2011

  • Sitka82

    This was written for the war effort of WWII

    June 2011

  • ScottPierson

    Short but one of the most amazing American-created pieces. Makes me think of two football teams lining up for battle!

    June 2011

  • odinsothereye

    Copland was a communist? Go him! I mean, given that, it would make sense that he would write music celebrating the common man, so it's nice to hear that his music was consistent with his politics. And anyway, communism in its democratic socialist form is a great idea. Stalinism etc, which involved dictatorship, was obviously no good, but that's not the communism Copland believed in. Just thought I'd clarify.

    May 2011

  • DarkestHorizon

    *Slow-mo walk to space shuttle*

    May 2011

  • barbarahelen66

    One of my old time favourites love It!!

    April 2011

  • idiotpatrol

    this piece used to scare me so bad when i was little because they played it in the tunnel of time at the kids' museum where there were dioramas of the civil war that were super gorey. so for a long time i associated it with that.

    March 2011

  • Pudzinski

    I don't give a whit about his politics...this is noble music.

    January 2011

  • laughingcossack

    I first heard and played this in the Brass Choir at Fresno State College. It is very inspiring, especially to us common folk.

    January 2011

  • AF474LP3N6U1N

    I listen to this when I smoke marijuana and it speaks to my soul.

    November 2010

  • Gunteraz

    <3

    October 2010

  • DodosSun

    Kalel.. earth will be your new home now..

    October 2010

  • HoRaN_07

    Vamo Gativideo!!!

    August 2010

  • SquidZombie

    Soooooooo overplayed. Copland wrote some fantastic atonal music, he was also a commie but everyone just seems to over look this. Everyone wants to listen to this song and think "Land of the free home of the brave!"

    August 2010
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