For the song by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, see Fanfare for the Common Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer song).
Fanfare for the Common Man
by Aaron Copland
Copland in his creative office
Form
Fanfare
Composed
1942
Dedication
Eugene Goossens
Duration
4 minutes ca.
Scoring
Brass
Percussion
Premiere
Date
March 12, 1943 (1943-03-12)
Location
Cincinnati Music Hall
Audio sample
Sample from Fanfare for the Common Man performed by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
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Fanfare for the Common Man is a musical work by the American composer Aaron Copland. It was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eugene Goossens and was inspired in part by a speech made earlier that year by then American Vice President Henry A. Wallace, in which Wallace proclaimed the dawning of the "Century of the Common Man".
Several alternative versions have been made and fragments of the work have appeared in many subsequent US and British cultural productions, such as in the musical scores of movies.
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