[KOPE-land] (1900-1990)
An American, he was instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition. In his later years he was often referred to as "the Dean of American Composers"
Works include
* the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo
* Third Symphony
* Fanfare for the Common Man
An American, he was instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition. In his later years he was often referred to as "the Dean of American Composers"
Works include
* the ballets Appalachian Spring, Billy the Kid and Rodeo
* Third Symphony
* Fanfare for the Common Man
Source: Wikipedia
This fanfare has only percussion & brass sections.
* Composed to motivate Americans during WW2.
* It was played to motivate Americans after 911.
Simple Gifts by an elder of the Shakers, a Christian division in USA
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Hancock Shaker Village - This former Shaker commune emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and Richmond in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960. - An independent non-profit organization now operates the property as an open-air museum. - Hancock, Massachusetts (USA) |
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- Micajah Burnett (1791-1879) & Moses Johnson (1752-1842), 1824-34 - Pleasant Hill, Kentucky (USA) |
* It was a dancing song/hymn in the Shakers' chapel (with lyrics)
Copland made this melody well-known by borrowing it into section 7 (of 8) of his Appalachian Spring ballet suite. * Simple Gifts in Appalachian Spring
The Appalachian ["appa-LATSCH-en"] Mountains
(brown in color on map) run among the 13 Atlantic states and
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