Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man' This brief but stirring work was one of ten fanfares commissioned by conductor Eugene Goossens for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 1942.

Aaron Copland signed “Nov. 6 1942” on the last page of his “Fanfare for the Common Man” and laid down his pen. He had no idea that his contribution to the war effort would live far beyond ...

For the latest episode of WNYC’s Fishko Files, a radio show dealing with art and culture, Sara Fishko, the show’s host, tackled an old American classic – Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare For The ...

Copland agreed. “Copland said he was all for honoring the common man at income tax time,” CPR Classical’s Charley Samson says. The piece premiered on March 12, 1943 -- three days before ...