Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man and Rodeo
Sound icon Real Audio - Fanfare for the Common Man
This may be Copland's most recognizable work. The simplicity of the opening idea, and the spare grandeur of the harmonized statement that follows suggest the ideal of the worth and dignity of the common person.
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Sound icon Real Audio - Rodeo "Hoe Down"
Copland wrote this work for Martha Graham and filled it with evocative "Western" music to accompany the dance. This section makes use of a fiddle tune (you can hear the fiddler tuning at the beginning) to portray a barn dance. As in all his orchestral works, Copland's abilities as an orchestrator can clearly be heard.
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