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THE FANFARE One of composer Aaron Copland 's most popular works, the Fanfare is a short piece scored for Brass and Percussion written in 1942 at the request of the Conductor Eugene Goossens . 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 eighteen fanfares {Link without Title} were written at Goossens' behest, but Copland's is the only one which remains in the standard repertoire. Goosens had suggested titles such as ''Fanfare for Soldiers'', or sailors or airmen, and he wrote that " 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''. Goossen 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". The fanfare was also used as the main Theme of the fourth Movement of Copland's Third Symphony . ROCK VERSIONS Copland's fanfare was reincarnated in 1977 by British rock band Emerson Lake & Palmer on the album '' Works Volume I ''. It became one of the band's biggest hits when an edited version was released as a single that year. ELP has also recorded the ''Hoedown'' from Copland's '' Rodeo Ballet '' for the 1972 album '' Trilogy ''. An excerpt of "Fanfare for the Common Man" also opens the Rolling Stones album "Love You Live" {Link without Title} , as it was used to open the 1976 concert tour supporting the "Black and Blue" album. The American progressive rock band Styx has also used the Copland piece. Their 1972 Self-titled Debut Album opens with a suite called ''Movement for the Common Man''. The third section of the suite, titled ''Fanfare for the Common Man'', is loosely based on the Copland original. The version of Emerson Lake & Palmer is used in Mexico like the main title song of a TV sport program in TV Azteca since their beginnings as DeporTV. The Australian Seven Network used this version as the opening theme for their sports coverage. REFERENCE
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