Ultimate Copland Album
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Ultimate Copland Album
Music Price: $16.98
As of Oct 14 12:18 EDT (details)
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| Studio | Decca |
| Release Date | November 9, 1999 |
| UPC Code | 028946690925 |
| Buy this item | $16.98 at Amazon.com
As of Oct 14 12:18 EDT (details)
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Tracks
- Fanfare For The Common Man
- From Four Dance Episodes From 'Rodeo': Saturday Night Waltz
- From Four Dance Episodes From 'Rodeo': Hoe-Down
- From Old American Songs: Simple Gifts
- Appalachian Spring: Variations On A Shaker Hymn
- From Music For Movies: Grovers Corners (From Our Town)
- From Billy The Kid: Introduction - The Open Prairie
- From Billy The Kid: Street In A Frontier Town
- From Billy The Kid: Mexican Dance
- From Billy The Kid: Gun Battle
- From Billy The Kid: Celebration (After Billy's Capture)
- From Billy The Kid: The Open Prairie Again
- From Billy The Kid: El Salon Mexico
- Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly
- Appalachian Spring: Allegro
- Appalachian Spring: Moderato: The Bride And Her Intended
- Appalachian Spring: Fast: The Revivalist And His Flock
- Appalachian Spring: Allegro: Solo Dance Of The Bride
- Appalachian Spring: Meno Mosso
- Appalachian Spring: Doppio Movimento: Variations On A Shaker Hymn
- Appalachian Spring: Moderato: Coda
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User Reviews
Average user review: 
(4 reviews)
I enjoyed this CD. It has a really good comprehensive collection of essential Copeland music.
October 9, 2008 |  | Best of the the popular Copland... |  |
Here's a great introduction to the popular music of Aaron Copland. When "Fanfare for the Common Man" begins, sparks of recognition will fly for most listeners. This song has been everywhere: presidential inaugurations, the olympics, commercials, movies, etc. Some flatten it as hopelessly clichéd, while others find it moving and inspiring. Copland also reprised it in the finale of his Third Symphony. Arguably Copland's most famous piece, "Appalachian Spring" closes the CD. In between, more great Copland: excerpts from 'Rodeo' (apparently the beef lobby has appropriated "Hoe-Down" as one of their themes); a great vocal rendition of "Simple Gifts" and a large chunk of another of Copland's best known works: "Billy the Kid". The only confusing piece is the "Variations on a Shaker Hymn" from Appalachian Spring when the entire Appalachian Spring is already included. Seems slightly redundant.
Though most of the pieces on this CD were written in the 1930s and 1940s, they tend to evoke the old west. With titles such as "Rodeo" and "Billy the Kid" this shouldn't surprise too many people.
Copland went on to compose more dissonant and twelve tone compositions later on in his career. These obviously weren't as popular with the public in general as the pieces on this CD. Nonetheless, if this disc whets the appetite, a foray into Copland's less popular works will yield much. It will help to expose the totality of Copland's output. This disc only represents a small portion of his work. Regardless, this disc is a great starting point for getting to know one of the United States' best known composers of the twentieth century.
December 26, 2004This is a great album representing true patriotic American music. Songs like "Hoe-Down" are lively and energetic and give rememberance to what one can imagine as the true American spirit.
February 13, 2004I like all types of music, I wanted this album because I liked the song "RODEO" that is used on the beef commercials. This CD has made me into a Copland fan. It has many great songs. If you want a CD that says "I am an American." This is it. I am sending copies to a friend in Bombay and Tel Aviv. This is who I am put to music.
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