- Title
- Music for Movies
- For
- orchestra
- Year Composed
- 1942
- Scoring
- 1(=picc).1.1.1-1.2.1.0-timp.perc(1):glsp/xyl/susp.cym/tgl/BD/SD-pft(harp)-strings
- ARCO Number(s)
- 49
- Category
- Orchestral
- Duration
- 16'
- Movements
- I. New England Countryside Duration: 5'
- Version: New England Countryside (for saxophone choir) (1994) for saxophone choir
- Version: New England Countryside (for wind quintet) (1999) for wind quintet
- II. Barley Wagons Duration: 2'Extracted From: Of Mice And Men (1939)
- III. Sunday Traffic Duration: 2:30'Extracted From: The City (1939)
- IV. Grovers Corners Duration: 2:30'
- Version: Grover's Corners (for saxophone choir) (1995) for saxophone choir
- V. Threshing Machines Duration: 5'Extracted From: Of Mice And Men (1939)
- I. New England Countryside
- Premiere
- World: New York, February 17th, 1943 (Saidenberg Little Symphony Orchestra, cond. Daniel Saidenberg)
- Dedication
- to Darius Milhaud
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes
- Publishing Status
- Published
Buying Options
Boosey & HawkesProgram Note
The challenge of enhancing a film with music was of great interest to Copland. He enjoyed the idea of adding to the dramatic action by creating an atmosphere unique to each production. He drew music from three films to make up a five movement suite for small orchestra: The City, Our Town, and Of Mice and Men. Each movement bears a title linking it with the action of the movie. The Suite is dedicated to Darius Milhaud, whom Copland considered a pioneer in the field of film music.
- Author
- Vivian Perlis
- Year
- 1998
