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Copland Portrait, A
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General Info
Year: Unknown
Duration: Unknown
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $85.00 | Score - $14.95
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra-Alto Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbal (suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Gourd
- Snare Drum
- Tam-Tam
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
A Copland Portrait is a collage of passages from works of Aaron Copland, created in 1985 to honor the eminent Brooklyn-born composer's 85th birthday. This adaptation will enable concert band performers and their audiences to enjoy a varied sampling from the most popular music of one of America's most esteemed composers.
The work begins with a statement of Fanfare for the Common Man, a work for brass and percussion composed in 1942 to honor the role of the common man during World War II. Copland later used an altered version of this music as the introduction to the finale of his Third Symphony. Elements of both versions are found in this setting.
As passage from "Saturday Night Waltz" (from the ballet Rodeo) follows. Originally titled "The Courting at Burnt Ranch," Rodeo was created in collaboration with choreographer Agnes De Mille, commissioned by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo for its 1942-1943 season.
El Salon Mexico, subtitled "Popular Type Dance Hall in Mexico City," is represented by two passages. Based on Mexican folk tunes, this work was written after Copland's first visit to Mexico in 1932.
Next come several passages from one of Copland's most celebrated works, Appalachian Spring, a ballet composed for Martha Graham and commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation. Appalachian Spring was premiered by Miss Graham in 1944 and received the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Music, as well as the Music Critics Circle Award for the 1944-1945 season.
The work concludes with music from two additional dance episodes from Rodeo: "Buckaroo Holiday" and "Hoe-Down."
Program Note by Clare Grundman
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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- Metropolitan Winds (Randol A. Bass, conductor) - 10 July 2011
Works for Winds by this Composer
- American Folk Rhapsody No. 1
- American Folk Rhapsody No. 2
- American Folk Rhapsody No. 3
- The Blue and the Gray (1961)
- Concord (1987)
- Copland Portrait, A
- Fantasy on American Sailing Songs
- Irish Rhapsody, An
- Little English Suite
- Little Suite for Band
- Kentucky 1800
- Nocturne for Harp and Band
- Scottish Rhapsody, A
- Two Moods (1947)
- Tuba Rhapsody
- Welsh Rhapsody, A
Additional Resources
None discovered thus far.
