Copland’s American Inspiration
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Posted to Rittenhouse on February 28, 2026
Copland captured the American spirit in his music, so evocative of windswept prairies, mountain hollows, and the optimism and resilience idealistically attributed to the inheritors of the new world. Like Appalachian Spring , Billy the Kid , and Rodeo , his Third Symphony—the source of his Fanfare for the Common Man —summons that irrepressible spirit in a deeply satisfying listening experience.
Copland captured the American spirit in his music, so evocative of windswept prairies, mountain hollows, and the optimism and resilience idealistically attributed to the inheritors of the new world. Like Appalachian Spring , Billy the Kid , and Rodeo , his Third Symphony—the source of his Fanfare fo...
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Copland captured the American spirit in his music, so evocative of windswept prairies, mountain hollows, and the optimism and resilience idealistically attributed to the inheritors of the new world. Like Appalachian Spring , Billy the Kid , and Rodeo , his Third Symphony—the source of his Fanfare fo...
Copland’s American Inspiration starts at 7:30 p.m.
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Copland’s American Inspiration starts at 7:30 p.m.
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