Fanfare for the Common Man

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Fanfare for the Common Man is a celebrated 1942 orchestral brass and percussion piece by Aaron Copland, renowned for its bold, uplifting theme and frequent use in ceremonial and patriotic contexts.

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instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
orchestral fanfare ⓘ
commissionContext World War II ⓘ
commissionedBy Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
Eugene Goossens ⓘ
commissionSeries fanfares commissioned by Eugene Goossens ⓘ
composer Aaron Copland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalRole iconic American orchestral work ⓘ
symbol of American patriotism ⓘ
dedicatedTo the common man ⓘ
era modernist period ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
hasArrangement band arrangement ⓘ
organ arrangement ⓘ
version for full orchestra ⓘ
hasISWC T-070.011.510-3 ⓘ
influenced Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman ⓘ
influencedBy wartime patriotic sentiment ⓘ
inspiredBy a speech by Henry A. Wallace ⓘ
instrumentation brass ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
notableFeature bold, open brass harmonies ⓘ
prominent percussion opening ⓘ
slow, stately tempo ⓘ
use of perfect intervals ⓘ
notableRecording Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra recording ⓘ
New York Philharmonic recording ⓘ
occasion ceremonial occasions ⓘ
memorial services ⓘ
patriotic events ⓘ
sporting events ⓘ
partOf American orchestral repertoire ⓘ
premiereConductor Eugene Goossens ⓘ
premiereDate 1943-03-12 ⓘ
premiereLocation Cincinnati, Ohio ⓘ
premierePerformer Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
publisher Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
structure single-movement fanfare ⓘ
style American populist style ⓘ
typicalDuration about 3 minutes ⓘ
usedIn film ⓘ
public ceremonies ⓘ
television ⓘ
yearComposed 1942 ⓘ

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Aaron Copland → notableWork → Fanfare for the Common Man ⓘ
Third Symphony → notableFeature → incorporates material from Fanfare for the Common Man ⓘ
linked to: Fanfare for the Common Man
Third Symphony → usesThemeFrom → Fanfare for the Common Man ⓘ
Emerson, Lake & Palmer → notableSong → Fanfare for the Common Man ⓘ
Emerson, Lake & Palmer → adaptedWork → Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland ⓘ
linked to: Fanfare for the Common Man
Love You Live → includesTrack → Intro: Excerpt from Fanfare for the Common Man ⓘ
linked to: Fanfare for the Common Man
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman → inspiredBy → Fanfare for the Common Man ⓘ
Copland Symphony No. 3 → features → Fanfare for the Common Man theme ⓘ
linked to: Fanfare for the Common Man
Copland Symphony No. 3 → incorporates → Fanfare for the Common Man ⓘ
Copland Symphony No. 3 → finalMovementBasedOn → Fanfare for the Common Man ⓘ
Keith Emerson → notableWork → Fanfare for the Common Man (arrangement) ⓘ
linked to: Fanfare for the Common Man