Listening Example #10
Fanfare for the Common Man
by Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
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Due on Wednesday, June 20th by 5:00pm.
June 18th, 2007
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1. MM | June 18th, 2007 at 9:22 am
The piece we listened to in class is called the Fanfare for the Common Man. This piece is by Aaron Copland. Copland lived from 1900-1990. This piece has got to be one of the best known pieces in all time. It is usually played during a victory like at the Olympics. This piece was written, mainly, to honor those engaged in World War II.
The instuments in this piece were the brass, the trombone, the drums, the trumpet, and the tuba. They were all used in this piece in a loud, unique way that made this piece sound very powerful and “almighty”.
I, personally, think that this peice is decently bad because of the fact that it is too loud andt the instruments don’t “mesh well” together. I would definately not listen to this on any day, unless I am forced to.
2. AP | June 18th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Today in class we listened to Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland. Copland lived between 1900-1990 and was a native of New York. This is a very famous piece. Copland originally composed it for the soldiers of World War II. Now, it is played in the Olympics.
The instruments in this piece were percussion and brass instruments. It made the piece loud.
I enjoyed listening to this piece of music. Part of it was soft and then it got really loud, so the dynamics were good. I thought the instruments flowed together to make a proud victory sound.
3. TBC | June 19th, 2007 at 8:20 am
In class yesterday we listened to the Fanfare for the Common Man. The piece was composed by a man by the name of Aaron Copland. Copland lived from 1900-1990. This piece is one of the best-known pieces in US history. The piece is to honor Americans who served during World War ll. It played at big events including the Olympics.
There were five instruments in this piece. They were the brass, trombone, drums, trumpet, and the tuba. These instruments gave the piece a “heart-racing” feel. These instruments were all very loud.
I enjoyed this piece because it was loud, exciting, and not too long. Although I probably would not listen to this piece on my own time I definitely appreciate it. The dynamics defiantly worked to make it sound strong and victorious.
4. B.B | June 19th, 2007 at 8:21 am
Although I have heard this song before, I have only heard small parts of it. I think that the song makes people think of pride and joy. Like they have done something correct or finished a hard journey. This song also shows that Aaron Copland (The composer) looked towards a goal. Or maybe he enjoyed working on things until they were finished.
In his song Copland used trumpets a lot. He also used many other brass instruments. These are all shown in a majority of the song. I think that the song had a very lifting sound. This song was used in WWII to basically pump up soldiers. Now it is also used in the Olympics and other great battles.
I would recommend this song to many people. It is a good work out song. Or a song to help pump someone up before a great battle or game. Aaron Copland in my opinion was a genius. He created a masterpiece that is still famous today! I think that this song is amazing and that everyone should have it on their ipods, cell phones, or any other type of music player. Almost everyone has heard it but does not know about the amazing man behind the song, Aaron Copland.
5. NMS | June 19th, 2007 at 8:34 am
In class we listened to Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland. This piece was written to pump Americans up before being sent off to war. This is an American piece, written by an American. Instruments used in this piece included percussion and brass instruments only. The reason this piece was, “For the Common Man,” was because this was written for WWII soldiers. In WWII, most soldiers were not real, volunteers or troops, but were drafted, almost every common man was fighting.
In this piece, I heard, a slow, but powerful tempo, with brass and percussion instruments. You could tell by the style of the piece, and the instruments used, that this is an American piece.
Personally, when I want to get pumped up, I don’t listen to music like this. I would rather listen to loud, fast paced, rock, metal, or other stuff. I think this is a good piece, but not the piece I would listen to often.
6. G.N | June 19th, 2007 at 8:35 am
The piece we listened to in class is called the Fanfare for the Common Man. This piece is by Aaron Copland. Copland lived from 1900-1990. This is a very well known piece. Its normally plpayed at the olympics, or in war. It ws made to honor the people in Wars.
The Instruments in it was trombone, brass,, drums, and a trumpet. They made the piece sound good.
I wouldnt listen to this because thee are no words. I only like songs with words.
7. JVP | June 19th, 2007 at 8:36 am
In class today we listened to a very well know piece by Aaron Copland. Copland lived between 1900-1990 and was a native of New York. Copland originally composed it for the soldiers of World War II. Now, it is played in the Olympics.
The instruments in this piece I thought were percussion and brass instruments. It made the piece loud.
The piece was an enjoyable piece to listen to and was well put together.
8. mm | June 19th, 2007 at 8:38 am
The piece we listened to in class is called the Fanfare for the Common Man. It sounded like victory.
It was a very strong piece. The instruments in this piece were percussion and brass instruments.
i wouldnt listen to this peice on any day. but it sounds nice.
9. GV | June 19th, 2007 at 8:38 am
Today in class we listened to Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland. This musical piece was a piece of joy and excitement. I have heard this piece many times. they played it in the olympics. Aaron Copland lived from 1900-1990.
This song was good but bad at the same time because the instruments in this piece clashed together loudly and made it sound intmadating.
This song would be good to play after acomplishing a difficult task. I could see this song being played in an intense battle scene in bravehart, saving private ryan or some other intense war movie.
10. JW | June 19th, 2007 at 8:40 am
The piece fanfare for the common man written for the soldiers and the sailors going out to war. Copland lived between 1900 and 1990 in new york. He wrote this piece during world war II which is now commonly hears in many places. The piece in intense in the beginning but at the end there is less brass making it lesss intense. This piece only has brass and percussion making it very loud and intense hence the theem of the war. Now being playeed in the ol ympics since world war II it has been recognized for its unique sound.
11. Cnk | June 19th, 2007 at 9:01 am
today in class we listen to Fanfare for the Common Man. it was about the soilders and sailers that were going to a war. Copland llived between the 1900 - 1990. He wrote this durning ww2. the instruments that were playing were the brass and it was the loud insturment. and then the percussioon was the even louder ine . it was like this because of the hsrd tyime of the war.
12. rjv | June 19th, 2007 at 9:02 am
Fanfare WAS THE PEICE that we listend to today in class. It has a mix of instements.In this piece, I heard, a slow, but powerful tempo, with brass and percussion instruments.This song would be good to play after acomplishing a difficult task.think that this peice is decently bad because of the fact that it is too loud andt the instruments don’t mesh well
13. ml | June 19th, 2007 at 9:02 am
Fanfare for the Common Man by Aarron Copland, was a very good piece by an amazing composer. He lived from 1900 through 1990 and Fanfare for the Common Man was his most popular piece. The horns and drums created a good mood to the composition. The piece was written as a war song and gave soldiers hope.
In my opinion this was the best musical piece that we listened to this year. The mixture of the horns, drums, and repletion created a good mood to the composition. The full sound of the song made it a good song to listen to.
14. CP | June 19th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Today we listened to a piece of music in class called Fanfare for the Common Man. This piece of music was written by Aaron Copland. Copland was born in 1900 and lived till 1990. Aaron Copland wrote this piece of music in response to the work of Eugne Goosens in honor of those who were in World War II.
Throughout this piece i heard a selection of musical instruments. Throughout the song Copland used trumpets a lot. He also used other brrass instruments and precussion instruments as well.
I liked this piece but at the same time i didn’t like it. I liked it because it was a more diverse piece of music with a wider variety of instruments. I didn’t like this piece because it was too repetitive and i easily lost interest in it.
15. CTC | June 19th, 2007 at 9:03 am
We listened to the piece fanfare for the common man today which was written by Aron Copland. It was written for soldiers to boost there spirit. This song is famous for the Olympics and movies.
The Instruments in it was trombone, brass,, drums, and a trumpet. There was more than one person playing all of these.
I’d never listen to this in my free time, but this is a great piece for the opening of a movie and a famous song
16. DS | June 19th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Today in Frankel’s class we listened to Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland (1900-1990). This is a very well known piece and it is sometimes played at the olympics.
The instruments that are in the piece are a trombone, brass,, drums, and a trumpet. When all these instruments are played at one time they sound really good.
I thought that this piece was better than all of the other pieces that we had listened to. Unlike the other pieces this one ha d a lot of action and it made a lot of noise. Also unlike thwe other pieces this wasn’t sloww and boring.
17. S.S | June 19th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Today in class we listened to Fanfare for the Common Man, by Aaron Copland. Aaron Copland lived from 1900 to 1990, this song was written as a tribute to those serving in World War two. A Fanfare to the Common Man was one of Copland’s most famous pieces. Many were surprised with the title Copland chose for his piece. Copland was experimenting with other titles such as “Fanfare for Four Freedoms” and “Fanfare for a Solemn Symphomny”.
In the piece you could hear that it started off with percussion instruments that sounded very somber and sad,, and then would segway into happier instruments like brass instruments, and then back into the sad percrussion. It had drastic changes in it,
I praticullary liked thiis pieces than any of the others we have listened to in class. It was a tribute to the American soldier, and had many good melody’s in it. I personally liked this piece.
18. PTC | June 19th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Today in class we herd a peice by Aaron Copland. It was called Fanfare for the Common Man. This composer lived from 1900 to 1990. He was a very amazing and a genious composer. THs was ab amazing piece that was so brillant it was played in the olympics.
Some of he intruments i herd was the trombone, brass, drums, and a trumpet. THese were all amazing instruments. Together in harmony they sound amazing. Expecaily with a composer like Aaronn Copland.
I thought that this was one of the better pieces we herd. I liked it more because it sounded better than the others. It had a newer sound to it. It didnt sound ike a castle theme it sounded like it was from a newer part of life. I still didnt like the piece.
19. AMA | June 19th, 2007 at 9:15 am
Today in class we listened to “Fanfare for the Commom Man” by Aaron Copland. Copland lived from 1900-1990. He was a great composer, and he composed this peice for WWII. This peice is now played at the Olympics.
In this peice, Copland used many instaments. He especially used percussion instraments, which gives the piece a very powerful feeling.
Although I wouldn’t go out and buy a CD with this type of music om it, I liked listening to it in class. It was a good peice for the type of music that it was.
20. OH | June 19th, 2007 at 9:20 am
Today in class we listened to a beautiful peice called Fanfare for the Common Man. It was by Aaron Copland. He wrote the peice in honor for those who served in WWII. It was to lift there sprits and get them through the hard times of war. This was one of copland’s most famous peices.
Throughout the peice it got very loud and deep. I noticed that he used a variaty of instraments including brass instraments and precussion instruments. It made an amazing sound.
I really enjoyed listening to Fanfare for the Common Man because it was loud, had a fast tempo, and was exciting. I also liked that it wasnt to long. It was interesting!
21. SH | June 19th, 2007 at 9:21 am
Today in class we listened to Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland. he lived btween the years of 1900-1990. This peice is a popular peice. He wrote this during World War 2.The instrements were brass and dumsThis was a lot better than the first one because it was more intense and louder. Also it had more percussion in it.
22. PGC | June 19th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Today in class we listened to “Fanfare for the Common Man”. This piece was composed by Aaron Copland. Aaron Copland lived between the years 1900 and 1990. So that means he was 90 years old when he died. This piece was written during World War 2 and is in most of the war movies we see today.
In this piece you here the combination of brass instruments and the drums. These istruments combined make a very patriotic tune. This song as a whole was meant to sound patriotic and that is what Aaron copland accomplished with the combination of instruments.
i like this tune probably because i like war movies and it is in many war movies. If it was not in war movies then it would not be something i would listen to in my free time.
23. KDP | June 19th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Today in class we listened to Fanfare for the Common Man. The composer of this piece is Aaron Copland who lived from 1900-1990. This is a very famous piece now, but it was originally written for the soldiers in WWII. You may hear this piece of music in movies or in the Olympics.
The only instruments in this piece were percussion and brass instruments. These instruments made the music strong, powerful, and very loud.
Although I have heard this piece before, I still liked it a lot when we listened to it during class. All of the instruments flow together perfectly. It was definitely put together well.
24. SNL | June 19th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
The piece we listened to in class is called the Fanfare for the Common Man. It was written by a man named Aaron Copland. Copland was born in 1900, and he died in 1990. He died at age 90. This piece is one of the best known pieces of all time. It was written in 1943, during the 20th Century. This song is usually played during the Olympics. It was written to honor those who risked their lives in World War II.
The instruments used in this song were: the trumpets, the French horn, the gong, the drums, the trombone, and the tuba. The song had many low notes, as well as some softer notes. The piece sounded like a victory had just been won, or something triumphant and victorious was about to happen.
I personally think that this song is actually quite interesting. I think that it walks you through a story. You can hear in the beginning, the first time they heard the message, the excitement, the fear, the struggles, the confusions, the turning point, and the victory of the battle, as you are listening to this piece. You feel like you are listening to something amazing and spectacular happening, and you just want to know more about the battle. This song really reaches out and draws you in. I have heard this song many times in my life, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve heard this song, as well. This song is very unique, interesting, and definitely exciting. Most songs either have a story, or they don’t. In most cases, if a song is trying to tell a story, it is difficult to understand what the story is about. On top of that, most songs with stories use words, instead of only using instruments. It takes more talent, and a lot of hard work to tell a story full of emotions and events, with only musical instruments. Even though I am not into classical music, I really do appreciate the story and the message behind this piece. I feel that it takes music to a whole other level. Fanfare for the Common Man is an awesome piece of music, which will be listened to and appreciated for years to come.
25. Emo_Philips | June 20th, 2007 at 6:49 am
In class yesterday, we listened to the song “Fanfare for the Common Man”. It was written by Aaron Copland who lived from 1900~1990. He composed this piece for the soldiers who were fighting in WWII.
Copland used many instruments, namely the marching band instrumens. The brass was used to carry the more important lines because brass instruments tend to blast their sound.
I could hardly remember the song at all for a…. strange reason. I was listening in the beginning and getting the impression of an introduction to the actual melody line. However, after a few minutes of listening to as far as i could tell the same exact thing, i realized there WAS no shift in music to come. Therefore, i never set my brain to “remember” mode. Saying that, obviously i found this to be boring….
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