The composer considered titling this work after Lidice, a Czech town destroyed in World War II.
The composer considered titling this work after Lidice, a Czech town destroyed in World War II. It was composed to answer a request from Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conductor Eugene Goossens that yielded 18 works dedicated to, among other things, friends, France, and the Merchant Marine. Its first three notes are B-flat, F, high B-flat, which announce a theme that the lower brass instruments take turns repeating after its opening timpani flourish. Containing no strings or woodwinds, FTP, name this work that debuted near tax day to honor the WWII contributions of everyday citizens, a fanfare by Aaron Copland.
The composer considered titling this work after Lidice, a Czech town destroyed in World War II.
{Fanfare for the Common Man}