Listening to it is so fun, but playing it is even more fun! That last movement always has the orchestra members smiling and dancing along. It just has that full orchestral groove sound. Copland is amazing! There are many more pieces of his I am so sure you will enjoy
Awesome music. Copland has such a distinctive sound. Keep in mind that it's a ballet -- the dance comes first, with the music in support. Those crazy pauses, and sudden shifts, were made to match Martha Graham's choreography. The last movement incorporates bluegrass melodies and harmonies -- Copland's riff on the way European romantic composers were incorporating nationalist folk music in their symphonic works.
Off the top of my head: I think this work was commissioned by Martha Graham for her modern dance company in New York. So, like a ballet, but modern. Copeland was American, but had studied composition in Paris in the 1920's...and here he was trying to make music that sounded American. This is supposed to be at a rodeo out West.
Great reaction as always. There are two myths in classical music that this excellent piece smashes. There are no good 20th century classical music and the Americans can't write good classical music. Copland proved these both wrong.
It's a bit funny that people insist on pronouncing the title of the ballet "ro-DAY-o"... Copland himself pronounced it "RO-de-o", and there's a TV interview in which he pronounced it that way. A related piece that you should also listen to is Ginastera's Four Dances from Estancia. Ginastera's ballet Estancia was actually inspired by Copland's first "cowboy ballet" Billy the Kid. He met Copland when Copland was on a South American tour with a ballet company performing Billy the Kid, and decided to compose a ballet in a similar vein featuring Argentine gauchos and incorporating Argentine folk music.
Since you seem to be enjoying Copland now you need to listen to one of his most popular pieces: the ballet Appalachian Spring ;) His other most popular piece is Fanfare for the Common Man, but you already listened to it in his Symphony No 3.
❤Won’t stop commenting again until you react to Rachmaninoff’s own recording of him playing his own pieces (maybe Rachmaninoff piano concerto 3?) :D Just type “Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff [which piece you want to listen to]” He also has recordings of not only playing his own pieces, but also playing other composers too! Like Chopin… U should try it, it’s quite cool listening to the master himself playing the piano :)
I love to watch a Copland orchestra percussion section running around playing their instruments switching off.
Hoe down is by far my favorite of the set, its so nice and refreshing to listen to!
Aaron Copeland s music is so American sounding
Listening to it is so fun, but playing it is even more fun! That last movement always has the orchestra members smiling and dancing along. It just has that full orchestral groove sound. Copland is amazing! There are many more pieces of his I am so sure you will enjoy
Awesome music. Copland has such a distinctive sound. Keep in mind that it's a ballet -- the dance comes first, with the music in support. Those crazy pauses, and sudden shifts, were made to match Martha Graham's choreography. The last movement incorporates bluegrass melodies and harmonies -- Copland's riff on the way European romantic composers were incorporating nationalist folk music in their symphonic works.
Wow this piece was pretty cool
Great reaction
A suggestion for another reaction is Debussy’s a’lapres midi dun Faunes or his 3 nocturnes all of which are amazing
Off the top of my head: I think this work was commissioned by Martha Graham for her modern dance company in New York. So, like a ballet, but modern. Copeland was American, but had studied composition in Paris in the 1920's...and here he was trying to make music that sounded American. This is supposed to be at a rodeo out West.
Lovin' another Gidi reprise...please keep 'em coming. 🎶🎶
Great reaction as always. There are two myths in classical music that this excellent piece smashes. There are no good 20th century classical music and the Americans can't write good classical music. Copland proved these both wrong.
It's a bit funny that people insist on pronouncing the title of the ballet "ro-DAY-o"... Copland himself pronounced it "RO-de-o", and there's a TV interview in which he pronounced it that way.
A related piece that you should also listen to is Ginastera's Four Dances from Estancia. Ginastera's ballet Estancia was actually inspired by Copland's first "cowboy ballet" Billy the Kid. He met Copland when Copland was on a South American tour with a ballet company performing Billy the Kid, and decided to compose a ballet in a similar vein featuring Argentine gauchos and incorporating Argentine folk music.
Since you seem to be enjoying Copland now you need to listen to one of his most popular pieces: the ballet Appalachian Spring ;) His other most popular piece is Fanfare for the Common Man, but you already listened to it in his Symphony No 3.
Can you react to copland appalachian spring plz
❤Won’t stop commenting again until you react to Rachmaninoff’s own recording of him playing his own pieces (maybe Rachmaninoff piano concerto 3?) :D
Just type “Rachmaninoff plays Rachmaninoff [which piece you want to listen to]” He also has recordings of not only playing his own pieces, but also playing other composers too! Like Chopin… U should try it, it’s quite cool listening to the master himself playing the piano :)
You should check out Charles Ives "Holiday Symphony" (Bernstein version) for something similar.