Fanfare

[jazzy_dave]

I was thinking of doing a music post today since it has been a good few days since i done one.
For now,and knowing what repercussions have come across the pond, this seems to be the most appropriate track -

Aaron Copland - Fanfare For The Common Man

This fanfare was written on request from Eugene Goossens, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, in response to the US entry into the Second World War.

During the First World War, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra had asked British composers for a fanfare to begin each orchestral concert. It had been so successful that he thought to repeat the procedure in World War II with American composers.

Goossens suggested titles like Fanfare for Soldiers, but Copland gave it the much better title Fanfare for the Common Man.
The piece was premiered 12 March 1943 at income tax time, as a homage to the common homo sapien.

Even though it is American, I think it should be the "official" fanfare for all the common people in the world. Kind of like they did the moon landing for all mankind.
This is just my personal opinion.

Comments

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Lovely. Thank you.

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

The work is beautiful.

The title is purest hypocrisy.

It is not played by Common Men; it is played by members of the minority with musical talent.

For the work to be consistent with the title, passersby should be brought in off the street to make up the orchestra, and equipped with kazoos.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

That is a great piece. :)
Hugs, Jon

[pigshitpoet.livejournal.com]

that is a fine piece of music for an election hangover..

has anyone mentioned the bush dumb down effect that happened at 911?

there are lower average iq'a as a result in america today, may explain the lemmings running to the elephant