"Fanfare for the Common Man" Flashcards
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What are Brass instruments?
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Metal instruments with cup shaped mouthpieces
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Fanfare (definition)
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Short and exciting musical announcement
Brass
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Where does the word fanfare come from?
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French word fanfarer means to blow trumpets
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“Fanfare for the Common Man”was commissioned by whom?
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Eugene Goosens, music director of Cincinnati Symphony
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What was Goosen’s reason for commissioning “Fanfare for the Common Man”?
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“It is my idea to make these fanfares stirring and significant contributions to the war effort.”
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What ideas was Copland inspiring with this piece?
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To celebrate the American individual spirit
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Which piece was played at the Obama inaugural celebration?
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Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” on January 18, 2009 at the Lincoln Memorial
