Go to bed early, wake up before the sun, make some VERY strong coffee, and watch the sun come up listening to this...makes you feel like the very first human to ever walk the earth.
During WWII, a number of fanfares were commissioned for the Army, the Navy etc. Copeland was commissioned to write a fanfare for the common man. Those who sacrificed daily. Who did without. Who worked defense jobs 14 hours a day to ensure sufficient supplies. Of all the fanfares written for WWII, this is the one we remember.
"You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down... some sort of permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today." - Aaron Copland
I love this piece & I like to think of it as a salute to those of us who live our lives quietly, w/out being particularly famous or well-known---b/c we compose the rock upon which all those folks in the history books stand. Thank you, Mr. Copeland, for recognizing us as the REAL examples of humanity.
This was played as my dad's coffin was carried into the room. We were never close (his choice/behaviour) but this always makes me cry listening to it. RIP Dad.
Sorry to hear this Sara. As the father of 3 daughters (no sons), i tried my best to let my girls know that they were loved. AND...that their father loved their mother.
I'm such a fan of Emerson Lake & Palmer's amazing version of this song, I had to come and hear Aaron Copland's original. It is just as breathtaking as I imagined! ELP definitely did so much justice to the original - they maintained every single note and every single chord, all the while adding their own distinctiveness to it.
Give the version by Styx a listen to. Came out a few years before ELP. It's mixed in as one of 4 parts in a song titled Movement For The Common Man. It's different from AC and ELP for sure. But it deserves a chance. This was Styx's debut album.
Copland, in his autobiography, wrote of the request: "Eugene Goossens, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, had written to me at the end of August about an idea he wanted to put into action for the 1942-43 concert season. During World War I he had asked British composers for a fanfare to begin each orchestral concert. It had been so successful that he thought to repeat the procedure in World War II with American composers". A total of 10 fanfares[1] were written at Goossens' behest, but Copland's is the only one which remains in the standard repertoire. Initial trumpet notes from Fanfare for the Common Man, Copland Memorial Garden, Tanglewood It was written in response to the US entry into World War II and was inspired in part by a famous 1942 speech[2] where vice president Henry A. Wallace proclaimed the dawning of the "Century of the Common Man".[3] Goossens had suggested titles such as Fanfare for Soldiers, or sailors or airmen, and he wrote that "[i]t is my idea to make these fanfares stirring and significant contributions to the war effort...." Copland considered several titles including Fanfare for a Solemn Ceremony and Fanfare for Four Freedoms; to Goossens' surprise, however, Copland titled the piece Fanfare for the Common Man. Goossens wrote, "Its title is as original as its music, and I think it is so telling that it deserves a special occasion for its performance. If it is agreeable to you, we will premiere it 12 March 1943 at income tax time". Copland's reply was "I [am] all for honoring the common man at income tax time".[4] Copland later used the fanfare as the main theme of the fourth movement of his Third Symphony (composed between 1944 and 1946).
@kevinkeough Thank you so much for the wonderful background info for this....and the fact that it was actually incorporated into a Copland symphony. It was obviously too good a work just to use once!!!😅 I learned something today. Thank you once again.😊
who would down vote such masterpiece? Who denies it in its own right to stand for and against greatness? If you do then you are out yo dammed mindz. It makes me feel to acknowledge and admire and be grateful for the struggles and sacrifices my parents and GOD have granted me. Immigrants themselves, and I so lucky as to live here in the great US of A.
Heard our city's symphony orchestra perform it yesterday. If you ever get a chance, go to hear it live. It's like nothing you can imagine. You can't listen and not get chills.
I believe him to be the greatest American Composer...although John Williams has given him a mighty run for his money. I regard "Fanfare For The Common Man" as Copland's "Magnum Opus". It is my favorite piece of orchestral music, period. I respect that every man or woman has a favorite piece of music...and they can either agree or not. This one is mine, and has been since I was a child.
One of the best things that America has offered to the world is not armies or consumer products, but works of artistic beauty and hope. In Aaron Copland we can see the real America and its inhabitants, not the way most of them see themselves, but the way a poet sees them through the ages, in their humility and true potential for greatness.
@@rat_king- Could not agree more. Other nations and cultures had been using music as a form of artistic expression for eons before this. Shameful in the extreme that Copeland neglected to address this in this piece.
@@bartcolen Common people is a term used by the british. it doesn't appear in the common phrases of american english. it is cultural to those isles, not america. Copeland was born from america, sure, but made this piece after spending 25 years in europe.
@@rat_king- I can't tell if you two are going through some sort of comedy bit. You think the phrase common folk or common man only exists in England? What in the hell are you on about? A brit talking about cultural theft is the funniest part lmfao 😆🤣
This song sends chills down my spine. Beautiful, surreal, wonderful! All the multitude of "common men" that have struggled and strove throughout history for what they believed in; they hath bequethed us all that we now take for granted.
The majesty of this piece. Every time I hear it, I imagine the world and ever last thing in and on it, standing still, as this plays. Even Mother Nature holds Her breath.
If anyone clicked on this video for inspiration and a sense of wonder in times like these you are not alone. Let the Fanfare for the Common Man give you hope that humanity with the grace of God can overcome anything.
It reminds me of Psalm 8: "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you've set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?"
Eugene Ormandy & the Philadelphia Orchestra did a fantastic version of Fanfare for the Common Man. When I listen to this, I picture myself as visiting the Boulder Campus of the University of Colorado on a college visit as a high school Senior in February of 1972. That was where I wanted to attend college, but my draft n7mber was called and grades weren’t high enough for me to get into the University of Colorado, Penn State University where my late father went to.
I love this song so much. It really has an impact on me. I am playing this with a group of friends, and it is so inspiring and powerful. This is one of my all time favorites.
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I've loved this song ever since I was a little kid. I would listen to it often during the credits of a morning TV program, in the NYC area. While listening to it - in my mind and heart - I would travel to the distant future and distant past.
Just read the description. Didn't realise this had a deeper meaning, thought was just a song....Thank you to all the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to keep the world safe.
Hi Nick. I Agree with You. I wanted to also Mention, "Thanking the Men & Women in Uniform", who put their Lives on the Line, to Keep America Safe"..🇺🇸🇺🇸 Instead of Using Aliens in this video, whoever Made this video, should have used Movie Clips & Scenes, from the Movie, "Saving Private Ryan", Since this Song, "Fanfare For The Common Man" was Used, IN That Movie.. That would have been Imagery, that People COULD Correlate, with this Special Song!! It is also used, as a Musical Tribute, Honoring those, who Engaged in WWII. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😎😉😊😉👌👍
This piece gives me such an amazing feeling; US Navy RTC 1997-1998. Constantly playing US Navy videos in the galley with this instrumental piece. Brings back memories.
Tracy, I saw your comment and was struck by it! I produced the original piece with this theme many years before. When first presented, the Admiral stood up and applauded. I'm now 72 but will never forget the feeling when I first discovered how well hearing Copland's music and at the same time seeing the vastness of the ocean at the same time made me feel. I can not take full credit tho..I had a writer that did the words and a music guy who suggested the song. What I can take credit for is finding that opening picture with all its vastness. Thanks for what I consider a complement to something I worked very hard on a long time ago.
Hey. Started my days on a Coast Guard cutter with this piece. Days starting at 0300 to get on the flying bridge or over the chart table. Semper Paramus.
Sólo les diré "Fanfarría para el hombre común" una obra maestra , interpretada por Eugene Ormandy con la Philadelphia Orchestra. En pocos minutos expresa todo.
I find it so funny. This was used at the start of the VHS distribution service "Gativideo" in Argentina. All Argentinians know it as "the Gativideo intro" 😁
This was actually one of 18 fanfares that were composed at the invitation of Eugene Gossens who was the musical director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 1942. He asked them to write stirring, patriotic fanfares to be dedicated to one of the branches of the armed forces. They were all play over the course of the 1942 season in Cincinnati and "Fanfare for the Common Man" had its musical debut there on March 12, 1942. Copeland gave great thought to his choice of title, working through about six or seven others before deciding on "Fanfare for the Common Man", a very insightful acknowledgement that every citizen in the country at that time was needed, dedicated to, and sacrificing in the defense of democracy.
There are extraterrestrial throughout our God's created universe. They are known as Angels, Cherubim, Seraphim, & thousands more that our little minds couldn't even begin to understand in our present bodies of clay !!!!!!! They have & are constantly going from light years to God's earth & who knows where else in our vast universe. Praise God !!!!!!!
We all started as common men (and women), it’s only when we are challenged and overcome these challenges that we become uncommon. Also, I wake my 2 year old up to this song almost every day, so I love it.
In the grand orchestral tapestry of human history, ‘Fanfare of the Common Man’ emerges as a stirring anthem of resilience and triumph. From the medieval serfs to the civil rights activists, from the Magna Carta to the struggles of the common folk, this piece embodies the enduring spirit of ordinary people who dared to challenge the status quo in pursuit of justice and equality. As the resounding brass and thunderous percussion resound, they echo the struggles and triumphs of generations past. From the fields of feudal England to the bustling streets of modern-day cities, this fanfare serves as a testament to the indomitable will of the common man and woman. In the corridors of power and the streets of protest, the English people have long fought for the common good, challenging injustice and oppression with unwavering determination. From the Magna Carta, which laid the groundwork for democracy and individual rights, to the countless struggles of everyday heroes, this fanfare pays homage to their sacrifices and achievements. So let us stand in awe of the resilience and fortitude of those who have gone before us, whose courage and determination have shaped the course of history. For in the fanfare of the common man, we find not just music, but the echoes of a thousand battles fought and won in the name of freedom, justice, and the common good. Bravo! 🎊
Esto es un himno al platena Tierra, y si está melodía lo conocí por la película de Lucha Libre "Listos para luchar" y la verdad al escuchar la versión completa es lo mejor Saludos desde Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, MÉXICO 🇲🇽🇲🇽
In Guzman Hall, soon before his death, only steps from Aaron, & complete orchestra, one of the greatest days of my entire life, he was simply the best of the best, oh how I loved him, even @18 I so wished to touch him softly tell him how I loved him so, In Honor Of Mr. Aaron Copland, RIP.......
Habré visto y oído, cien veces, Aaron Copland- Fanfare For The Common Man. Esta es la mejor versión de todas. Fantástica.............I will have seen and heard, a hundred times, Aaron Copland- Fanfare For The Common Man. This is the best version of all. Fantastic
My father was part of the 100th Infantry Division formed the same year this was written. A diligent student he was chosen for “ASTP” or the Army Specialized Training Program after completing a battery of tests. Many college campuses were used for the program, the Navy had something similar and he was ordered to The Citadel along with his best friend, and with the two of them the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of their HS Class of ‘41 (aka Cannon Fodder). As an apprentice machinist (no money for college) my Dad was draft-exempted but joined anyway. Not sure but the temptation of earning college credits or Patriotism was the leading reason for “taking some risks.) Long story short, ASTP was broken up due to a lack of fighting age men with “picket fence” enlistment profiles, the picket fence referring to 11111 across the board at induction physicals, that is, scoring perfectly with regard to health and nutrition (The Depression took a toll), absence of physical and mental limitations etc. When ASTP broke up, the 100th ID was formed with half the troops arriving from ASTP postings. Our future doctors and lawyers, my dad, a future lawyer joined the 100th while his best friend “received a pass.” Nothing to worry about he became an MD on Uncle Sam’s dime, or so he thought. Back to the 100th in a sec but “Dr. Bill” eventually found himself at an aid station on Pork Chop Hill in Korea. The 100th was used as a parade and show division by FDR, for when he feted foreign dignitaries and for the morale of the folks on the home front. Came a time when this was brought to a close. They did their Tennessee Maneuvers in the Appalachian Mountains (a lengthy and arduous training experience when little did they know that they were earmarked for combat in the Vosges Mountains of Eastern France. Prepping after Tennessee at Fort Bragg they eventually got the call and boarded troop trains for NYC Harbor and a landing in Marseille, France where they were the first relief division into the line after the Operation Dragoon spearhead. Anyway, they earned a reputation as crack troops (overwhelming 7 Wehrmacht and an SS division). Many years later, in pursuit of a B.A. I needed two courses in the Arts, one I chose (real tough) was Music Appreciation where I first heard this Aaron Copland composition and gave a recording to my mother, it sounded like “the stuff” she played. Come to find out, it was a standard for when my Dad’s division was putting on a show. Fanfare for the Common Man is nothing less than a rejoinder toHitler’s fevered dreams of a master race by an American composer who just so happened to be Jewish, making it all the more poignant. Lastly, both of my parents are now at rest in Arlington, she a navy surgical nurse and he a front line infantryman, the communications sergeant (with the unenviable task of relaying the company commander’s orders to the rifle platoons or laying wire between them when they dug new positions. I don’t know what my parents did in WWII through anything they ever said to me, I learned what they did from their comrades at graveside in Arlington. Seriously, no joke, The Greatest Generation.
Hi TheCreativeNuisance. I'm Sorry, to hear about Your Loss of Your Parents. They were Members of the Service, and For that, I Would like to "Thank-You, For Their Service". 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 If they were alive today, I Would "Salute" ALL Service Men & Women!! What Generation, were Your Parents?? 2nd Generation?? That is Probably the Generation, that We have come to Grow with & Love, but Not know very much, about.😞 I am 4th Generation, and My Grandparents were in the 2nd Generation. My Grandfather, & 3 or 4 Uncles, All Served in the US Army, WWII, and, in the Vietnam War. My Dad, was a Service man, in the US Navy.. 😊😊😊🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
My name is Chester, and on this day, June 6th 2020 I have finally been liberated from all the pain and tears, everything I've ever wanted has finally come back, for the first time, the feelings of happiness! This song is perfect to start what is a new day after a monumental success five years in the making, let there be peace!
I enjoy this piece, especially the major sixth chords. This was played at a concert years ago by an orchestra that I play in,. Being a string player, I was not involved but listened to it and was impressed - the major sixths stood out!
My name is Carol Cody. I was married to Tom Cody. "Fanfare For the Common Man" was one of Tom's favorite pieces, and the other was "The Mission", and you can hear the strains of that at the end of NBC Nightly News. The Common Man built our roads and our bridges, our cities of skyscrapers, and the Common Man cleaned it up after 9/11. Do not forget the Artists in the WPA, John Steinbeck, and the theater, and the photojournalists who captured life through their lens. It is LABOR DAY weekend. Please remember and never forget those who labored to build our roads, preserve our Arts, and send it on to the next generation. That was me, the next generation. Now it is your turn. I hope that I helped the next generation when it was my turn. I'm thinking that I did, because I keep running into 40 year old "kids" who tell me I look so familiar to them, asking me if I was a teacher, or telling me that I was a school counselor. My answer is, "I was your school nurse, and thank you for remembering me." A child grows up and remembers my face, now decades older, and I am once again in a place of love. Respect the men who collect your trash, and I note, it is your trash, and they know how to handle it for you. Please listen to Aaron Copland's "Fanfare For The Common Man", for that is you, and it is me.
Well said. The art from the 30's is everywhere; murals in post offices, the Main Lodge at Yellowstone. Work has a way of moving us forward, restoring and purifying us. It was work that got me over a mean, mean death. It was work that raised my children. Work is the canvas upon which I have done the things of which I am most proud. I met, not to say I knew well, Mr. Copeland. If you would care to hear it, I will tell you where the theme of Rodeo came from. A great story of chance
I work, love and support my family, give to those less fortunate, and give of my time to make my corner of the world better. This allows those who are more talented, smarter, visionaries of the future, risk takers, to make a better world for all of us. I am the Common Man
In my mind, this piece of music represents the spirit of America. It represents the very soul of my nation's Founding Fathers, the egalitarian spirit they created, and the ambition they instilled in the people of this land. That is what America is to me. It is the strive for greatness, and hope for a brighter future.
In my opinion, you shouldn't share yours. The founding fathers were rebels. Their ancestors were English, they were just selfish and wanted to be a whole. But I guess the winning side gets to write history and boast their triumph as much as they please.
Brett Atkinson The founding fathers were selfish? King George III was obstinate, foolish, and left the founding fathers no choice but to fight. Please take your unwarranted English snobbery elsewhere.
What an alluring and majestic piece of music. It seems to have such wide appeal too.......see here the perceptive and all shades down to the crassest who never seem to escape the loo cubicle yet are uplifted as they ascend on their secretions..
Just discovered this piece and composer after a recommendation from a friend. Really amazing, so grateful it's now in my classical music listening repertoire.
He wrote this piece as part of a National Contest after WWII to depict America's Greatness, Exceptionalism and Victory at War's End. He Won! I believe his competitors' contributions have sadly been lost. Would have been interesting to hear them. Also sad is that whoever posted this site has attributed his music to something that had nothing to do with the original purpose behind it.
Skip ahead to April of 2020 and the Covid 19 pandemic: Although half of us are working normally or almost normally at home, many are out of work, and others are risking their health and sanity taking care of us, whether in hospitals or just delivering our mail and providing food. For this third group, Fanfare should be played every day.
This awesome tune has been a persistant earworm of mine for longer than I can remember. I finally found it with the help of the Shazam feature in the iOS on my iPad. It will listen to whatever music is playing & ID it within seconds. I used the record feature on a clip from an online and then played it back after activating Shazam.
Copland composed 'Fanfare For The Common Man' in tribute to and a celebration of the what he believed would be the ultimate triumph of free men over despotism, of democracy and popular government over monarchism, fascism, colonialism, imperialism and dictatorship. He saw this as a long struggle over many centuries which was coming to a head during WWII and in the 20th century. He was right. None of the empires that existed at the beginning of the 20th century were still existing at century's end. What we are facing today is a 'mopping up' operation, basically, as hundreds of former colonies, now 'new' nations, are struggling to find their way to govern themselves when they have never had to do that before. And former empires and minor empire wannabes are discovering that there is not much vacuum for them to fill. The world is a smaller place now than it was when the great colonial empires arose centuries ago. There is little space left for the despots. We are truly in a new age of the common man.
❤ this tune ! Ranks right up there with the themes from Chariots of Fire 🔥 and Saving Private Ryan [ The closing cemetery scene where Ryan, as an old man now visits Normandy where his fallen comrades are buried 😢, and it never fails to bring a tear to my eye. And it's especially poignant as Ryan asks his wife, " Have I Been A Good Enough Man To Earn This ? " Referring to I believe is his future and life preserved at the expense of his fallen buddies!
+hYpNoXiDe i've been saying that for years now. i see no honor in being "common". i instead see only mediocrity and laziness and a penchant for trying to drag down others. i have failed a thousand times and i would rather fail a thousand times more than live in mediocrity. i think that people can genuinely be far above average in just about anything. they can be brilliant mechanics, chefs, musicians, carpenters, electrical engineers and on and on and on ad nasueum. most however, would rather do "just enough". i hate that mentality. they are the ones who wish to be ruled over and to have their hands held and demand that we sink to our knees along with them. i don't want to rule and i don't want to be ruled. they are incapable of thinking outside of the box and in abstract terms. they are the ones who demand a pat on the back for doing the bare minimum. i'd rather give them a kick in the ass. however, this is a fantastic song
+hYpNoXiDe I believe the song is meant to be fanfare to all levels of society. It's not meant to celebrate mediocrity, but rather to celebrate society as a whole. the whole point is to contrast the fanfares of old that only celebrate nobles.
hYpNoXiDe Youre just choosing to define common man as mediocrity. It just as easily means any given man and more often than not does mean any given man. And no, I did not contradict myself, you simply mistook my meaning likely because I may not have been entirely specific. I meant to say the fanfares of old only celebrated the nobles and the upper class, whereas this is intended to celebrate not only nobles but all other classes as well. Even if this is meant to celebrate specifically the middle man in society, why is that such a bad thing? You're just looking at it in a very pessimistic light. The people in the middle are necessary to a society. They're the school teachers, the construction workers, etc. Sure greatness should be celebrated, but so too should the roles that the everyday man plays.
+hYpNoXiDe I wish I could flag comment series for getting to the point where human disagreement where both sides think they are right cause a major philosophical battle. All in all though I think that if there was no common man then society would fall apart the economy would fail and another country would raid us and tell us to stop being idiots, thats what happened in rome and thats whats happening in America. There is slowly becoming just the rich or poor no common man. I will go now
The choice to show planets and other worlds outside of ours is amazing and almost mind-blowing. Because it is here where you realize that none of these discoveries would be possible without the common man
"Soldiers, don't give yourselves to brutes! Men who despise you, who regiment your lives--tell you what to do, what to think, what to feel--who drill you, diet you, treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men... Machine men! With machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are MEN! You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don't hate--only the unloved hate, the unloved and unnatural. Soldiers, don't fight for slavery, fight for liberty! In the seventeenth chapter of Saint Luke it is written, 'The Kingdom of God is within Man.' Not one man, nor a group of men, but in ALL men! In YOU! You, the people, have the power--the power to create machines, the power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful! To make this life a wonderful adventure! Then, in the name of DEMOCRACY, let us USE that power! LET US ALL UNITE!" --Charlie Chaplin
I don't know why but the pictures over the music makes it so much better, don't know why. I am currently learning this song, its going alright but the notes are very very high. Anyway whoever is reading this hope you have a good day!
next olympics just after the opening ceremonies we now ask that you please rise and remove your hats for the anthem of planet earth *song plays * 1 jet from every army in the world flys over an open stadium. that would be epic
"This fanfare was written on request from Eugene Goossens, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, in response to the US entry into the Second World War." This anthem was written about the US spilling its own blood to solve a problem in another part of the world - apparently the "enlightened world" needed the US to solve its problems. Even so, the US waited until it was attacked (as it was a little over a decade ago). Go ahead Europe - keep letting refugees from radical, backwards countries flood your countries and act shocked - SHOCKED - when those radicals attack you as they have in Germany recently and elsewhere. Lefty Europeans are now getting a taste of what Israel has had to put up with for decades, but at least the voters of Great Britain and the US have told their ruling classes and clueless, biased media that enough is enough. So, no. You don't get to lift this proud music from the US. Get your own world music. I suggest something that sings about blaming the US for everything, but running to the US for money and blood whenever Europe can't solve its own problems. THAT would be epic. Have a nice day! : )
Steve Nichols uh, what are you talking about? The U.S. entered WWII directly because of pearl harbor but in the long run it was more because of competition for resources (oil and rubber) in the South Pacific as well as some overseas territories and protectorates that were close to japan. Also that little thing about concentration camps and a certain incestuous german politician and his buddies. I am not going to say anything about modern domestic politics since neither of us are at enough of a remove to have an objective viewpoint on them but Europe wise, I do not know which wave of colonization you or your ancestors came over on but I guarantee that I can find a reason that people here at the time would have argued that your ancestors were a bunch of lowlife terrorists who should be shot/deported. Also, how do you stop millions of people of whom 99.9% of them are just people running away from religious zealots with guns from entering your country if they are literally willing to risk considerable chance of death to get there, a naval blockade with shoot on sight orders? That is called genocide if you think the answer is yes and it is a war crime, especially in international waters. In fact quite a few of the recent terrorist attacks were perpetrated by people who were living in the country already and who were radicalized by being told that the west is attacking their religion, and who can blame them for believing it with comments like yours? Also, while you talk about song ownership we may want to give the brits back our national anthem and about 90% our other patriotic music. And maybe we should give the moslems back our medical technology, math, numbers and pretty much every technology invented since the year 1300 AD.
Well, actually, Britain had pretty much fought the Nazis to a stand still by the time the USA entered the war. The Nazis were in a slow retreat, the arrival of American forces just sped it up. As for Japan. Do you really think Japan had nothing better to do than attack Pearl Harbour that day? The USA provoked the attack by trying to cut off Japanese shipping lines. What happened next was perfectly logical from their point of view and by any historian who actually studied the events that led up to Pearl Harbour.
it's so funny to me that through the entire piece you get inspiring photos of space to contemplate man's place and future in the universe, and then suddenly aliens at the very end
Prof Marshal Leach in the Ga Tech EE department (in the 80s), ran a course on speaker building. As a final test in his demo lab, students played this striking peace through their newly constructed speakers. He loved it.
sometimes, as a dancer, it is difficult to hear music without simultaneously feeling the need to move. there are certain masterpieces that have solidified their place on my personal list of songs that must be listened. Thank you for posting ;-)
Go to bed early, wake up before the sun, make some VERY strong coffee, and watch the sun come up listening to this...makes you feel like the very first human to ever walk the earth.
I’m actually going to do this. It’ll freak my family right out too🤣
good reply!
Reminds me of the movie 2001: a space oddessy... Oh wait! That was "Thus Sprague Zarathrustra!"
@@ivanivonovich9863 lets do this now? :D but with a cup of tea!
Have morning wood, too.
During WWII, a number of fanfares were commissioned for the Army, the Navy etc. Copeland was commissioned to write a fanfare for the common man. Those who sacrificed daily. Who did without. Who worked defense jobs 14 hours a day to ensure sufficient supplies. Of all the fanfares written for WWII, this is the one we remember.
What an important info you share!!! I didn't know that. ❤❤❤
But for me this gives me the sensation of relevance in life as a simple nexican citizen.
Yes, absolutely.
"You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down... some sort of permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today." - Aaron Copland
Such a beautiful way to summarize being alive.
My great uncle Orin died on Omaha Beach in Normandy France on June 6, 1944. God rest his soul.
I love this piece & I like to think of it as a salute to those of us who live our lives quietly, w/out being particularly famous or well-known---b/c we compose the rock upon which all those folks in the history books stand. Thank you, Mr. Copeland, for recognizing us as the REAL examples of humanity.
This was played as my dad's coffin was carried into the room. We were never close (his choice/behaviour) but this always makes me cry listening to it. RIP Dad.
Sorry to hear this Sara. As the father of 3 daughters (no sons), i tried my best to let my girls know that they were loved. AND...that their father loved their mother.
So touching: Thanks for the share....
Your father will always be with you. 🙏🏽
I used to play this before I ran in marathons. It always motivated me like an Olympic athlete. :D 🇨🇦
Can relate, friend from the north, can relate...
This helps me in the marathon
What about "Chariots of Fire"?
justsucitup 5 That’s good too but not as inspiring for me. 😎
@@courierdude "Fanfare" gave me chills when I first heard it...I even remember what I was watching at the time.
I'm such a fan of Emerson Lake & Palmer's amazing version of this song, I had to come and hear Aaron Copland's original. It is just as breathtaking as I imagined! ELP definitely did so much justice to the original - they maintained every single note and every single chord, all the while adding their own distinctiveness to it.
Give the version by Styx a listen to. Came out a few years before ELP. It's mixed in as one of 4 parts in a song titled Movement For The Common Man. It's different from AC and ELP for sure. But it deserves a chance. This was Styx's debut album.
Copland, in his autobiography, wrote of the request: "Eugene Goossens, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, had written to me at the end of August about an idea he wanted to put into action for the 1942-43 concert season. During World War I he had asked British composers for a fanfare to begin each orchestral concert. It had been so successful that he thought to repeat the procedure in World War II with American composers". A total of 10 fanfares[1] were written at Goossens' behest, but Copland's is the only one which remains in the standard repertoire.
Initial trumpet notes from Fanfare for the Common Man, Copland Memorial Garden, Tanglewood
It was written in response to the US entry into World War II and was inspired in part by a famous 1942 speech[2] where vice president Henry A. Wallace proclaimed the dawning of the "Century of the Common Man".[3]
Goossens had suggested titles such as Fanfare for Soldiers, or sailors or airmen, and he wrote that "[i]t is my idea to make these fanfares stirring and significant contributions to the war effort...." Copland considered several titles including Fanfare for a Solemn Ceremony and Fanfare for Four Freedoms; to Goossens' surprise, however, Copland titled the piece Fanfare for the Common Man. Goossens wrote, "Its title is as original as its music, and I think it is so telling that it deserves a special occasion for its performance. If it is agreeable to you, we will premiere it 12 March 1943 at income tax time". Copland's reply was "I [am] all for honoring the common man at income tax time".[4]
Copland later used the fanfare as the main theme of the fourth movement of his Third Symphony (composed between 1944 and 1946).
@kevinkeough Thank you so much for the wonderful background info for this....and the fact that it was actually incorporated into a Copland symphony.
It was obviously too good a work just to use once!!!😅
I learned something today. Thank you once again.😊
who would down vote such masterpiece? Who denies it in its own right to stand for and against greatness? If you do then you are out yo dammed mindz.
It makes me feel to acknowledge and admire and be grateful for the struggles and sacrifices my parents and GOD have granted me. Immigrants themselves, and I so lucky as to live here in the great US of A.
Probably people on the far right since he was:
1. A communist
2. Gay
3. Jewish
@@LatinaCreamQueen lol. Key word: "FAR"
@Leihui Tong exactly my friend, exactly.
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL SONGS I HAVE EVER HEARD......I LOVE IT AND GET CHILLS WHEN I HEAR IT PLAYED....AWESOME.......!
yess! just experienced live for the first time tonight at Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, California
It is not a song! It is a piece of music.
@@hollyenyc Wow, that must've been so awesome to be there & experience that.
Heard our city's symphony orchestra perform it yesterday. If you ever get a chance, go to hear it live. It's like nothing you can imagine. You can't listen and not get chills.
Absolutely right!
And especially shown on the front of Music Hall
Aaron Copland was a very special person. This piece always makes me emotional.
We are both in a very large club.
He was considered by many to be our greatest composer. I'm not going to argue with that.
I believe him to be the greatest American Composer...although John Williams has given him a mighty run for his money.
I regard "Fanfare For The Common Man" as Copland's "Magnum Opus". It is my favorite piece of orchestral music, period. I respect that every man or woman has a favorite piece of music...and they can either agree or not. This one is mine, and has been since I was a child.
One of the best things that America has offered to the world is not
armies or consumer products, but works of artistic beauty and hope. In
Aaron Copland we can see the real America and its inhabitants, not the
way most of them see themselves, but the way a poet sees them through
the ages, in their humility and true potential for greatness.
Truly an American masterpiece, but yet meant for every nation and man.
with standard american cultural theft included
@@rat_king- Could not agree more. Other nations and cultures had been using music as a form of artistic expression for eons before this. Shameful in the extreme that Copeland neglected to address this in this piece.
@@bartcolen Common people is a term used by the british. it doesn't appear in the common phrases of american english. it is cultural to those isles, not america. Copeland was born from america, sure, but made this piece after spending 25 years in europe.
@@rat_king-American cultural theft my ass
@@rat_king- I can't tell if you two are going through some sort of comedy bit. You think the phrase common folk or common man only exists in England? What in the hell are you on about? A brit talking about cultural theft is the funniest part lmfao 😆🤣
This song sends chills down my spine. Beautiful, surreal, wonderful! All the multitude of "common men" that have struggled and strove throughout history for what they believed in; they hath bequethed us all that we now take for granted.
One of the greatest fanfares ever written and there are many great fanfares that have been written.
The majesty of this piece. Every time I hear it, I imagine the world and ever last thing in and on it, standing still, as this plays. Even Mother Nature holds Her breath.
"even mother nature holds her breath" - such a beautiful and fitting image, thank you
@@whatelvesdoyes this was so evocative
If anyone clicked on this video for inspiration and a sense of wonder in times like these you are not alone. Let the Fanfare for the Common Man give you hope that humanity with the grace of God can overcome anything.
Oh wow, the shivers this sends down my spine! Only one word can describe this piece of music, majestic.
What’s the word!?🥴
There's something so incredibly comforting about this piece. It's sparse and golden and makes me feel okay when things are terrible.
It reminds me of Psalm 8: "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you've set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?"
chills... what perfect music. If this doesn't make you feel misty nothing will..
For me, this is the greatest piece of music I’ve ever heard. For its intent. For its emotion. For its beauty. For whom its intended.
Eugene Ormandy & the Philadelphia Orchestra did a fantastic version of Fanfare for the Common Man. When I listen to this, I picture myself as visiting the Boulder Campus of the University of Colorado on a college visit as a high school Senior in February of 1972. That was where I wanted to attend college, but my draft n7mber was called and grades weren’t high enough for me to get into the University of Colorado, Penn State University where my late father went to.
Gativideo :
Thank you for introducing me to this masterpiece !
I love this song so much. It really has an impact on me. I am playing this with a group of friends, and it is so inspiring and powerful. This is one of my all time favorites.
Man, Copland just made an entire career out of writing America's soundtrack
Indeed, some serious Americana.
I dont mean to be offtopic but does someone know of a tool to get back into an instagram account?
I somehow lost my account password. I love any tips you can give me
@Corey Carmelo instablaster =)
No
@@mareksicinski3726 Thats all you can say is NO- how ENLIGHNING that is....
From Stoke-on-Trent, England. It's time to meet the record-breaking, history making, sixteen time champion of the world. It's Phil. The Power. Taylor!
I've got the power!
I've loved this song ever since I was a little kid. I would listen to it often during the credits of a morning TV program, in the NYC area. While listening to it - in my mind and heart - I would travel to the distant future and distant past.
Eventime I listen to this, I stand up clenching my fist, squinting my eyes, and take a deep breath, makes me feel like a man everytime.
Why don't you actually become a man.
+Christian Rhod lol
You reminded me Clint Eastwood for some reason.
One of the greatest compositions of all time!
Just read the description. Didn't realise this had a deeper meaning, thought was just a song....Thank you to all the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to keep the world safe.
You mean keep the oil safe for Western interests.
Hi Nick.
I Agree with You.
I wanted to also Mention, "Thanking the Men & Women in Uniform", who put their Lives on the Line, to Keep America Safe"..🇺🇸🇺🇸
Instead of Using Aliens in this video, whoever Made this video, should have used Movie Clips & Scenes, from the Movie, "Saving Private Ryan", Since this Song, "Fanfare For The Common Man" was Used, IN That Movie.. That would have been Imagery, that People COULD Correlate, with this Special Song!! It is also used, as a Musical Tribute, Honoring those, who Engaged in WWII. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😎😉😊😉👌👍
@@TheCatJoker Calm down hippie.
@@ashleyyago3798 I'm English and support British troops. But I have a lot of respect for the American troops as well.
This piece gives me such an amazing feeling; US Navy RTC 1997-1998. Constantly playing US Navy videos in the galley with this instrumental piece. Brings back memories.
Tracy, I saw your comment and was struck by it! I produced the original piece with this theme many years before. When first presented, the Admiral stood up and applauded. I'm now 72 but will never forget the feeling when I first discovered how well hearing Copland's music and at the same time seeing the vastness of the ocean at the same time made me feel. I can not take full credit tho..I had a writer that did the words and a music guy who suggested the song. What I can take credit for is finding that opening picture with all its vastness. Thanks for what I consider a complement to something I worked very hard on a long time ago.
Went in at the same time.
Hey. Started my days on a Coast Guard cutter with this piece. Days starting at 0300 to get on the flying bridge or over the chart table. Semper Paramus.
Sólo les diré "Fanfarría para el hombre común" una obra maestra , interpretada por Eugene Ormandy con la Philadelphia Orchestra. En pocos minutos expresa todo.
Me encanto amigo Bernardo. Muchas gracias.
Buenas noches
María Alejandra Dominguez Gracias, Maria Alejandra, buenas noches, besos.
Gracias por compartir .
ma. de lourdes Parra Gracias a ti por observarla, besos.
La conocí gracias a Emerson, Lake y Palmer. Es magnífica!!
Emerson, Lake and Palmer brought me here. Glad they did!
judging by the graphics, this should be called Fanfare for the Common Spaceman
Yea true
Are we not all living in space?
No kidding
An ode to his influence on Williams
Or Fanfare for the Common UFO Alien Conspiracy Theory
I find it so funny. This was used at the start of the VHS distribution service "Gativideo" in Argentina. All Argentinians know it as "the Gativideo intro" 😁
GATIVIDEO PAPAAAAAAAAAA, aguante el Diegoooo
@@bolchinsky jajajajaja
Es cierto por Dios!!!!. Mis padres tienen videos y creí que la música había sido compuesta por Gattivideo!!!!!. Que burra!!!!!
This was actually one of 18 fanfares that were composed at the invitation of Eugene Gossens who was the musical director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 1942. He asked them to write stirring, patriotic fanfares to be dedicated to one of the branches of the armed forces. They were all play over the course of the 1942 season in Cincinnati and "Fanfare for the Common Man" had its musical debut there on March 12, 1942. Copeland gave great thought to his choice of title, working through about six or seven others before deciding on "Fanfare for the Common Man", a very insightful acknowledgement that every citizen in the country at that time was needed, dedicated to, and sacrificing in the defense of democracy.
Arthur Hunt Thanks for the little-known historic backdrop - makes me want to hear the other fanfares...
There are extraterrestrial
throughout our God's
created universe.
They are known as
Angels, Cherubim, Seraphim,
& thousands more that
our little minds couldn't
even begin to understand
in our present bodies
of clay !!!!!!!
They have & are constantly
going from light years to
God's earth & who knows
where else in our vast
universe.
Praise God !!!!!!!
We all started as common men (and women), it’s only when we are challenged and overcome these challenges that we become uncommon.
Also, I wake my 2 year old up to this song almost every day, so I love it.
I always hear this whenever I see images of space, spaceships and shuttles. Space and Fanfare for the Common Man go hand in hand very well together.
The trumpets in my band are playing this as part of our marching show this year, and so far they're nailing it. This piece is amazing!
I feel like this piece is so simple yet so beautifully complex at the same time, just wow
I heard this song for the first time in 1963 @ 10yrs old. It became my lifetime mantra. Nothing has got in my way since.
In the grand orchestral tapestry of human history, ‘Fanfare of the Common Man’ emerges as a stirring anthem of resilience and triumph. From the medieval serfs to the civil rights activists, from the Magna Carta to the struggles of the common folk, this piece embodies the enduring spirit of ordinary people who dared to challenge the status quo in pursuit of justice and equality.
As the resounding brass and thunderous percussion resound, they echo the struggles and triumphs of generations past. From the fields of feudal England to the bustling streets of modern-day cities, this fanfare serves as a testament to the indomitable will of the common man and woman.
In the corridors of power and the streets of protest, the English people have long fought for the common good, challenging injustice and oppression with unwavering determination. From the Magna Carta, which laid the groundwork for democracy and individual rights, to the countless struggles of everyday heroes, this fanfare pays homage to their sacrifices and achievements.
So let us stand in awe of the resilience and fortitude of those who have gone before us, whose courage and determination have shaped the course of history. For in the fanfare of the common man, we find not just music, but the echoes of a thousand battles fought and won in the name of freedom, justice, and the common good. Bravo! 🎊
I heard this song for the first time today.
I found out its meaning a minute ago.
I wept.
+Michael Moreno description
shafr.org/sites/default/files/Wallace%2CCommonMan.pdf
Henry Wallace?! Wallace was so much for freedom, he was a crypto-communist. The great freedom of the common man in the USSR... Jesus wept.
me too , really i swept too now-never heard something so fine
You don't to have be a commie to enjoy it.
Fanfare for the Common Man: shows pictures of space and whales
It's because the work of common men got us to space in the first place
It’s 2020. We are on the precipice of whales declaring their pronouns.
It should really show coal miners, truck drivers, and gamers.
@@josefk5659 🤣
@@josefk5659 BEST. COMMENT. EVER.
Esto es un himno al platena Tierra, y si está melodía lo conocí por la película de Lucha Libre "Listos para luchar" y la verdad al escuchar la versión completa es lo mejor Saludos desde Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, MÉXICO 🇲🇽🇲🇽
Desde el minuto 2:08 está el sampler de Queen: We Will Rock You.
In Guzman Hall, soon before his death, only steps from Aaron, & complete orchestra, one of the greatest days of my entire life, he was simply the best of the best, oh how I loved him, even @18 I so wished to touch him softly tell him how I loved him so, In Honor Of Mr. Aaron Copland, RIP.......
Habré visto y oído, cien veces, Aaron Copland- Fanfare For The Common Man. Esta es la mejor versión de todas. Fantástica.............I will have seen and heard, a hundred times, Aaron Copland- Fanfare For The Common Man. This is the best version of all. Fantastic
Few pieces are as rousing as this 🎼🎼👏🏾👏🏾
My father was part of the 100th Infantry Division formed the same year this was written. A diligent student he was chosen for “ASTP” or the Army Specialized Training Program after completing a battery of tests. Many college campuses were used for the program, the Navy had something similar and he was ordered to The Citadel along with his best friend, and with the two of them the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of their HS Class of ‘41 (aka Cannon Fodder). As an apprentice machinist (no money for college) my Dad was draft-exempted but joined anyway. Not sure but the temptation of earning college credits or Patriotism was the leading reason for “taking some risks.) Long story short, ASTP was broken up due to a lack of fighting age men with “picket fence” enlistment profiles, the picket fence referring to 11111 across the board at induction physicals, that is, scoring perfectly with regard to health and nutrition (The Depression took a toll), absence of physical and mental limitations etc.
When ASTP broke up, the 100th ID was formed with half the troops arriving from ASTP postings. Our future doctors and lawyers, my dad, a future lawyer joined the 100th while his best friend “received a pass.” Nothing to worry about he became an MD on Uncle Sam’s dime, or so he thought. Back to the 100th in a sec but “Dr. Bill” eventually found himself at an aid station on Pork Chop Hill in Korea.
The 100th was used as a parade and show division by FDR, for when he feted foreign dignitaries and for the morale of the folks on the home front. Came a time when this was brought to a close. They did their Tennessee Maneuvers in the Appalachian Mountains (a lengthy and arduous training experience when little did they know that they were earmarked for combat in the Vosges Mountains of Eastern France. Prepping after Tennessee at Fort Bragg they eventually got the call and boarded troop trains for NYC Harbor and a landing in Marseille, France where they were the first relief division into the line after the Operation Dragoon spearhead. Anyway, they earned a reputation as crack troops (overwhelming 7 Wehrmacht and an SS division).
Many years later, in pursuit of a B.A. I needed two courses in the Arts, one I chose (real tough) was Music Appreciation where I first heard this Aaron Copland composition and gave a recording to my mother, it sounded like “the stuff” she played. Come to find out, it was a standard for when my Dad’s division was putting on a show. Fanfare for the Common Man is nothing less than a rejoinder toHitler’s fevered dreams of a master race by an American composer who just so happened to be Jewish, making it all the more poignant.
Lastly, both of my parents are now at rest in Arlington, she a navy surgical nurse and he a front line infantryman, the communications sergeant (with the unenviable task of relaying the company commander’s orders to the rifle platoons or laying wire between them when they dug new positions. I don’t know what my parents did in WWII through anything they ever said to me, I learned what they did from their comrades at graveside in Arlington. Seriously, no joke, The Greatest Generation.
The generation that we know so little about.
Hi TheCreativeNuisance.
I'm Sorry, to hear about Your Loss of Your Parents. They were Members of the Service, and For that, I Would like to "Thank-You, For Their Service". 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
If they were alive today, I Would "Salute" ALL Service Men & Women!!
What Generation, were Your Parents?? 2nd Generation?? That is Probably the Generation, that We have come to Grow with & Love, but Not know very much, about.😞
I am 4th Generation, and My Grandparents were in the 2nd Generation. My Grandfather, & 3 or 4 Uncles, All Served in the US Army, WWII, and, in the Vietnam War.
My Dad, was a Service man, in the US Navy.. 😊😊😊🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Beautiful video to go along with this favorite piece of Aaron Copland's music that I love.
My name is Chester, and on this day, June 6th 2020 I have finally been liberated from all the pain and tears, everything I've ever wanted has finally come back, for the first time, the feelings of happiness! This song is perfect to start what is a new day after a monumental success five years in the making, let there be peace!
I enjoy this piece, especially the major sixth chords. This was played at a concert years ago by an orchestra that I play in,. Being a string player, I was not involved but listened to it and was impressed - the major sixths stood out!
I play this every morning getting ready for work.
My name is Carol Cody. I was married to Tom Cody. "Fanfare For the Common Man" was one of Tom's favorite pieces, and the other was "The Mission", and you can hear the strains of that at the end of NBC Nightly News. The Common Man built our roads and our bridges, our cities of skyscrapers, and the Common Man cleaned it up after 9/11. Do not forget the Artists in the WPA, John Steinbeck, and the theater, and the photojournalists who captured life through their lens. It is LABOR DAY weekend. Please remember and never forget those who labored to build our roads, preserve our Arts, and send it on to the next generation. That was me, the next generation. Now it is your turn. I hope that I helped the next generation when it was my turn. I'm thinking that I did, because I keep running into 40 year old "kids" who tell me I look so familiar to them, asking me if I was a teacher, or telling me that I was a school counselor. My answer is, "I was your school nurse, and thank you for remembering me." A child grows up and remembers my face, now decades older, and I am once again in a place of love. Respect the men who collect your trash, and I note, it is your trash, and they know how to handle it for you. Please listen to Aaron Copland's "Fanfare For The Common Man", for that is you, and it is me.
Thank you. I am a school teacher. I feel 10 feet tall when a former student stops me and thanks me for teaching them!
Truer
You said it perfectly. Your sentence, "The common...9/11" ought to be inscribed on a plaque at the 9/11 Memorial.
I am young, but reading this makes me feel wise, for I have a message to pass on to my friends, who will hopefully remember it, and respect it.
Well said. The art from the 30's is everywhere; murals in post offices, the Main Lodge at Yellowstone. Work has a way of moving us forward, restoring and purifying us. It was work that got me over a mean, mean death. It was work that raised my children. Work is the canvas upon which I have done the things of which I am most proud. I met, not to say I knew well, Mr. Copeland. If you would care to hear it, I will tell you where the theme of Rodeo came from. A great story of chance
0:53 Keep expecting Keith Emerson's keyboards to kick in.
Yes me too. Who orchestrated the ELP original? Did the Police ever perform this or did Stewart Copland write this especially for ELP? 8^)
@@davidmcclanahan8589 Say again?
@@davidmcclanahan8589 stewart copeland and aaron copeland are 2 different persons
Amazing as are his other compositions...
accomplishments...
Sounds magnificent!
Thank you for posting for us.
God bless America 🇺🇸.
I work, love and support my family, give to those less fortunate, and give of my time to make my corner of the world better. This allows those who are more talented, smarter, visionaries of the future, risk takers, to make a better world for all of us. I am the Common Man
i remember this song playing as i was being born. nobody could figure out where it was coming from.
Cool!
You remembered things as soon as you came out of the womb? 😂😂
In my mind, this piece of music represents the spirit of America. It represents the very soul of my nation's Founding Fathers, the egalitarian spirit they created, and the ambition they instilled in the people of this land. That is what America is to me. It is the strive for greatness, and hope for a brighter future.
In my opinion, you shouldn't share yours. The founding fathers were rebels. Their ancestors were English, they were just selfish and wanted to be a whole. But I guess the winning side gets to write history and boast their triumph as much as they please.
Brett Atkinson
The founding fathers were selfish? King George III was obstinate, foolish, and left the founding fathers no choice but to fight. Please take your unwarranted English snobbery elsewhere.
Oh god I started a flame war didn't I? I'm sorry everyone else.
Brett Atkinson Lighten up. It's a fantastic song!! Look in a mirror, too, while your at it.
I agree. It's unfortunate that Aaron Copland was a communist though.
One of the greatest TH-cam uploads !
Jackson 5 Medley 2001 brought me here :) such a beautiful piece of music! How can somebody dislike this?
What an alluring and majestic piece of music. It seems to have such wide appeal too.......see here the perceptive and all shades down to the crassest who never seem to escape the loo cubicle yet are uplifted as they ascend on their secretions..
Every man owes a death in his time, but my time is not now.
this is my morning alarm clock song... i get out of bed in slow motion
The greatest piece of music ever composed for the horn.
times a 1,000
One of the very tippy top songs in the world....much love...well done...
Just discovered this piece and composer after a recommendation from a friend. Really amazing, so grateful it's now in my classical music listening repertoire.
I found and discovered this song from my favourite, and quite possibly, the best film ever made...
Saving Private Ryan.
"Tell me Captain Miller. Was I a good man?"
i feel like this song is celebrating all of human kind's accomplishments ever
He wrote this piece as part of a National Contest after WWII to depict America's Greatness, Exceptionalism and Victory at War's End. He Won! I believe his competitors' contributions have sadly been lost. Would have been interesting to hear them. Also sad is that whoever posted this site has attributed his music to something that had nothing to do with the original purpose behind it.
Thanks to aliens and whales, you mean. Show some gratitude, common (hu)man.
That greatness, which was then sold off and pissed away, and away, and away...
I like to see this piece as the theme song to mankind as a whole, it's too awesome for only one country.
*StarRider8008* ~ Thank You~ Fantastic Work by Copland, one of my favorite Composers and Fabulous Visuals in Synchronicity ~ Apropos, Thank You~
The blaring brass instruments give me all over chills!
Same.
Ladies and Gentlemen of Earth, please rise and remove your hats for the anthem of mankind and our planet
For Super Earth 🌎
Skip ahead to April of 2020 and the Covid 19 pandemic: Although half of us are working normally or almost normally at home, many are out of work, and others are risking their health and sanity taking care of us, whether in hospitals or just delivering our mail and providing food. For this third group, Fanfare should be played every day.
and some are put in safe houses like me! heavent seen anyone exept for my family in months
OUTSTANDING IDEA!!!!!
You want the common man he and she are first off the ramp in the assault boat into the jaw's of death.
We are in the people!
The common man is the hero right now. Iam proud to be one of the mundane and drudging classes now is our finest hour.
If he had written nothing but THIS, his existence would have been justified...
1975 or 76 Aaron Copland came to Western CT State College and conducted his piece.. so fortunate to be one of the trombone players.
This awesome tune has been a persistant earworm of mine for longer than I can remember. I finally found it with the help of the Shazam feature in the iOS on my iPad. It will listen to whatever music is playing & ID it within seconds. I used the record feature on a clip from an online and then played it back after activating Shazam.
In my deepest angers or depressions this music gets me by lovely artist actually far better than rock yeah
i have been looking for this song for months!
Copland composed 'Fanfare For The Common Man' in tribute to and a celebration of the what he believed would be the ultimate triumph of free men over despotism, of democracy and popular government over monarchism, fascism, colonialism, imperialism and dictatorship.
He saw this as a long struggle over many centuries which was coming to a head during WWII and in the 20th century.
He was right. None of the empires that existed at the beginning of the 20th century were still existing at century's end. What we are facing today is a 'mopping up' operation, basically, as hundreds of former colonies, now 'new' nations, are struggling to find their way to govern themselves when they have never had to do that before. And former empires and minor empire wannabes are discovering that there is not much vacuum for them to fill.
The world is a smaller place now than it was when the great colonial empires arose centuries ago. There is little space left for the despots. We are truly in a new age of the common man.
Dude, TL;DR
I would like to agree with you, but I think the theme for the day is "Fanfare For Our Corporate Overlords."
naive as hell
The piece had a rich history behind it, which is what makes so many pieces (including this one) more than just blah.
you are reading WAY too much into it
❤ this tune ! Ranks right up there with the themes from Chariots of Fire 🔥 and Saving Private Ryan [ The closing cemetery scene where Ryan, as an old man now visits Normandy where his fallen comrades are buried 😢, and it never fails to bring a tear to my eye. And it's especially poignant as Ryan asks his wife, " Have I Been A Good Enough Man To Earn This ? " Referring to I believe is his future and life preserved at the expense of his fallen buddies!
great piece of music here , also The Rolling Stones intro of 1975 tour , really great epic music here , rock on all
Would you all rise for the world anthem for the human race of the planet Earth.
+hYpNoXiDe i've been saying that for years now. i see no honor in being "common". i instead see only mediocrity and laziness and a penchant for trying to drag down others. i have failed a thousand times and i would rather fail a thousand times more than live in mediocrity.
i think that people can genuinely be far above average in just about anything. they can be brilliant mechanics, chefs, musicians, carpenters, electrical engineers and on and on and on ad nasueum. most however, would rather do "just enough". i hate that mentality. they are the ones who wish to be ruled over and to have their hands held and demand that we sink to our knees along with them. i don't want to rule and i don't want to be ruled. they are incapable of thinking outside of the box and in abstract terms. they are the ones who demand a pat on the back for doing the bare minimum. i'd rather give them a kick in the ass.
however, this is a fantastic song
+hYpNoXiDe You should take pride in the human race we learn from our mistakes and become stronger but if we mess up so what.
+hYpNoXiDe I believe the song is meant to be fanfare to all levels of society. It's not meant to celebrate mediocrity, but rather to celebrate society as a whole. the whole point is to contrast the fanfares of old that only celebrate nobles.
hYpNoXiDe Youre just choosing to define common man as mediocrity. It just as easily means any given man and more often than not does mean any given man. And no, I did not contradict myself, you simply mistook my meaning likely because I may not have been entirely specific. I meant to say the fanfares of old only celebrated the nobles and the upper class, whereas this is intended to celebrate not only nobles but all other classes as well. Even if this is meant to celebrate specifically the middle man in society, why is that such a bad thing? You're just looking at it in a very pessimistic light. The people in the middle are necessary to a society. They're the school teachers, the construction workers, etc. Sure greatness should be celebrated, but so too should the roles that the everyday man plays.
+hYpNoXiDe
I wish I could flag comment series for getting to the point where human disagreement where both sides think they are right cause a major philosophical battle.
All in all though I think that if there was no common man then society would fall apart the economy would fail and another country would raid us and tell us to stop being idiots, thats what happened in rome and thats whats happening in America. There is slowly becoming just the rich or poor no common man. I will go now
Nice job of setting the images to this magnificent music
Copeland!!! yes!! :} this is beautifully played :}
I was lucky enough to see Aaron Copland conduct own works. Great!
The choice to show planets and other worlds outside of ours is amazing and almost mind-blowing. Because it is here where you realize that none of these discoveries would be possible without the common man
"Soldiers, don't give yourselves to brutes! Men who despise you, who regiment your lives--tell you what to do, what to think, what to feel--who drill you, diet you, treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men... Machine men! With machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are MEN! You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don't hate--only the unloved hate, the unloved and unnatural. Soldiers, don't fight for slavery, fight for liberty! In the seventeenth chapter of Saint Luke it is written, 'The Kingdom of God is within Man.' Not one man, nor a group of men, but in ALL men! In YOU! You, the people, have the power--the power to create machines, the power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful! To make this life a wonderful adventure! Then, in the name of DEMOCRACY, let us USE that power! LET US ALL UNITE!" --Charlie Chaplin
I'd like to hear Aaron Copeland's rendition of the many times Joe Biden said "come on man" during the campaign. "Fanfare for the Come On Man".
XD probably would be worth it.
Why are people like this 🤣🤣
Haha. So funny
@@bullsseye11 Because it’s funny, and you know… the thing.
Who else thinks of Captain America when this plays!? It fits the whole criteria of the song!!!!
This has to be my favorite song of all time. I remember hearing it on the Olympics when I was small. I never forgot
I don't know why but the pictures over the music makes it so much better, don't know why. I am currently learning this song, its going alright but the notes are very very high. Anyway whoever is reading this hope you have a good day!
next olympics
just after the opening ceremonies
we now ask that you please rise and remove your hats for the anthem of planet earth
*song plays
* 1 jet from every army in the world flys over an open stadium.
that would be epic
"This fanfare was written on request from Eugene Goossens, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, in response to the US entry into the Second World War."
This anthem was written about the US spilling its own blood to solve a problem in another part of the world - apparently the "enlightened world" needed the US to solve its problems. Even so, the US waited until it was attacked (as it was a little over a decade ago). Go ahead Europe - keep letting refugees from radical, backwards countries flood your countries and act shocked - SHOCKED - when those radicals attack you as they have in Germany recently and elsewhere. Lefty Europeans are now getting a taste of what Israel has had to put up with for decades, but at least the voters of Great Britain and the US have told their ruling classes and clueless, biased media that enough is enough.
So, no. You don't get to lift this proud music from the US. Get your own world music. I suggest something that sings about blaming the US for everything, but running to the US for money and blood whenever Europe can't solve its own problems.
THAT would be epic.
Have a nice day!
: )
Steve Nichols uh, what are you talking about? The U.S. entered WWII directly because of pearl harbor but in the long run it was more because of competition for resources (oil and rubber) in the South Pacific as well as some overseas territories and protectorates that were close to japan. Also that little thing about concentration camps and a certain incestuous german politician and his buddies. I am not going to say anything about modern domestic politics since neither of us are at enough of a remove to have an objective viewpoint on them but Europe wise, I do not know which wave of colonization you or your ancestors came over on but I guarantee that I can find a reason that people here at the time would have argued that your ancestors were a bunch of lowlife terrorists who should be shot/deported. Also, how do you stop millions of people of whom 99.9% of them are just people running away from religious zealots with guns from entering your country if they are literally willing to risk considerable chance of death to get there, a naval blockade with shoot on sight orders? That is called genocide if you think the answer is yes and it is a war crime, especially in international waters. In fact quite a few of the recent terrorist attacks were perpetrated by people who were living in the country already and who were radicalized by being told that the west is attacking their religion, and who can blame them for believing it with comments like yours? Also, while you talk about song ownership we may want to give the brits back our national anthem and about 90% our other patriotic music. And maybe we should give the moslems back our medical technology, math, numbers and pretty much every technology invented since the year 1300 AD.
Well, actually, Britain had pretty much fought the Nazis to a stand still
by the time the USA entered the war. The Nazis were in a slow retreat, the arrival of American forces just sped it up.
As for Japan. Do you really think Japan had nothing better to do than
attack Pearl Harbour that day? The USA provoked the attack by trying to cut off Japanese shipping lines. What happened next was perfectly logical from their point of view and by any historian who actually studied the events that led up to Pearl Harbour.
Jonathan Kysar That would be awesome! Somebody needs to suggest it!
Daniel Sooner hell yeah they should
it's so funny to me that through the entire piece you get inspiring photos of space to contemplate man's place and future in the universe, and then suddenly aliens at the very end
Surely more appropriate on the Sixth day?
*God his rubs hands together*
"Hit it, boys!"
*Creates Man whilst this plays.*
Good comment.
Prof Marshal Leach in the Ga Tech EE department (in the 80s), ran a course on speaker building. As a final test in his demo lab, students played this striking peace through their newly constructed speakers. He loved it.
sometimes, as a dancer, it is difficult to hear music without simultaneously feeling the need to move. there are certain masterpieces that have solidified their place on my personal list of songs that must be listened. Thank you for posting ;-)