{"id":1238,"date":"2020-03-01T20:48:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T20:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oganovic.com\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2020-03-13T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T15:09:09","slug":"copland-fanfare-for-the-common-man-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.oganovic.com\/?p=1238","title":{"rendered":"Copland ~ Fanfare for the Common Man<\/em> (1942)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Copland ~ Fanfare for the Common Man<\/em> (1942)<\/h1>\n

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Aaron Copland was probably the best-known and most popular American composer of classical music in the 20th century. In her extensive two-volume biography of the man author Vivian Perlis quotes fellow composer (and author\/critic)\u00a0Ned Rorem<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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“Aaron stressed simplicity: Remove, remove, remove what isn’t needed…. Aaron brought leanness to America, which set the tone for our musical language throughout [World War II]. Thanks to Aaron, American music came into its own.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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His Fanfare<\/em> — performed here as a stand-alone piece by the U.S. Marine Band — re-appears in his Third Symphony.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Personal connection<\/h4>\n

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I saw Copland conduct his music with the Minnesota Orchestra<\/a> in 1976 as part of the bicentennial celebration. It’s the only concert I can ever recall where the conductor received a standing ovation just as he first walked on stage<\/strong> — before even conducting a note.<\/p>\n

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