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- Fanfare for the Common Man
- For
- brass and percussion
- Year Composed
- 1942
- Scoring
- 0.0.0.0-4.3.3.1-timp.perc:tam-t/BD
- ARCO Number(s)
- 51
- Category
- Band
- Duration
- 2'
- Premiere
- World: Cincinnati, OH, March 12th, 1943 (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, cond. Eugene Goossens)
- Commission Info
- Eugene Goossens and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes
- Publishing Status
- Published
- Arrangements
- Fanfare for the Common Man (for concert band) (arr. Robert Longfield)
- Fanfare for the Common Man (for piano four-hands) (arr. Roger Brison)
- Fanfare for the Common Man (for solo piano) (arr. Roger Brison)
- Fanfare for the Common Man (for youth orchestra) (arr. Robert Longfield)
- In Collections
- Copland for Violin (for violin)
- Copland Orchestral Anthology, Volume 1 (for orchestra)
- Copland for Flute (for flute)
- Copland For Clarinet (for clarinet)
- Copland for Alto Saxophone (for alto saxophone)
- Copland for Bass (for double bass)
- Copland for Bassoon/Trombone/Baritone B.C. (for bassoon, trombone, or baritone B.C.)
- Copland for Cello (for cello)
- Copland for Horn (for horn)
- Copland for Oboe (for oboe)
- Copland for Trumpet, Tenor Sax, Baritone T.C. (for trumpet, tenor saxophone, or baritone T.C.)
- Copland for Tuba (for tuba)
- Copland for Viola (for viola)
- Ceremonial Music
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Boosey & HawkesProgram Note
In late August 1942, Eugene Goossens, the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony, wrote to Copland requesting a patriotic fanfare to help with the war effort. Goossens suggested the instrumentation of brass and percussion and length of about two minutes. A large group of American composers were given similar requests, and Goossens hoped to perform Copland's fanfare in October at his first concert of the season. Since Copland did not deliver the Fanfare until November, Goossens suggested another date: March 12, 1943, as it would then be income tax time, an ideal opportunity for honoring the common man.
- Author
- Vivian Perlis
- Year
- 1998