Fanfare For The Common Man: Full Orchestra Conductor Score & Parts
By Aaron Copland / Arranged by Robert Longfield
Grade: 3-4
Item: 35-PK00251495
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Written with practical ranges and skilled re-orchestration, Robert Longfield's new version of Copland's most identifiable work is a must-have for every school orchestra library. A dramatic and brilliant work to open most any concert or special occasion.(Boosey Hawkes) Dur: 3:30
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00251495
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About the Composer: Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) stands among America's most important composers, known for works that captured the spirit and landscape of the United States. His gift lay in weaving folk melodies, hymn tunes, and open harmonies into orchestral textures that felt both accessible and sophisticated. Copland's music became essential listening in American schools, and his pedagogical approach influenced how generations of musicians understood composition and orchestration.
Why we love this
Longfield's rescoring keeps Copland's unmistakable melodic and harmonic identity intact while making the piece genuinely playable for Grade 3-4 orchestras. The practical ranges and careful voice leading mean your students can actually shape the music rather than struggle through uncomfortable passages, which leaves room for the work's inherent nobility and celebratory character to shine through.
What to expect
The piece radiates confidence and ceremonial dignity. Copland's fanfare opens with brass declarations that feel both grand and somehow intimate, then unfolds into passages of lyrical warmth and patriotic sentiment. There's a directness to the music that invites the listener in rather than standing apart.
Who it's for
School orchestras at the intermediate to early advanced level will find this version both musically rewarding and technically accessible. Directors looking for a work with immediate impact and genuine substance for concert openings, ceremonies, or special events will value the arrangement's clarity.
How to get the most out of it
- Balance the brass fanfare figures against the surrounding woodwinds and strings; this isn't about overpowering the ensemble but about clarity and definition in the orchestral texture.
- Keep the pulse steady and unhurried through the middle sections. Copland's orchestration breathes, and rushing undermines the music's expansive quality.
- Attend to the dynamic contrasts between the opening proclamation and the quieter, more reflective passages. These shifts are essential to the narrative arc.
How to use it
This works brilliantly as a concert opener, setting an ambitious and uplifting tone from the first measures. It's equally effective paired with other Copland works or American classics for a thematic program, and its modest duration makes it flexible for special assemblies, pep rallies, or commemorative events where you want serious music that resonates beyond the typical concert hall.
Skills your students will build
- Balancing independent melodic lines across multiple instrumental families
- Sustaining lyrical phrasing across longer phrase structures
- Controlling dynamics in relation to orchestral density and texture
- Responding to clear harmonic movement and tonal centers
- Coordinating rhythmic precision in fanfare figures and declarative passages