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The Copland Years: Wartime and Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland's fanfare for "the common man who was doing all the dirty work of this war"

Part three of Leonard Slatkin's four-part profile of Aaron Copland marking the centenary of Copland's birth. This episode begins in World War Two with Copland's account of how he came to compose Fanfare for the Common Man and follows him through his new vocal compositions, use of the 12-note system in Piano Concerto (1950), then the lyrical Old American Songs (1952). Interviews with Copland and contributions from friends and colleagues, including choreographer Agnes de Mille talking about working with the composer on their ballet Rodeo.

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24 minutes

主播大秀 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project