“Buckaroo Holiday”
E409001
“Buckaroo Holiday” is a lively, Western-themed section of Aaron Copland’s ballet score Rodeo, known for its energetic rhythms and use of American folk tunes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buckaroo Holiday | 3 |
| “Buckaroo Holiday” canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet score movement
ⓘ
orchestral piece movement ⓘ |
| associatedChoreographer | Agnes de Mille ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dance-like character
ⓘ
energetic rhythms ⓘ lively ⓘ syncopated rhythms ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo ⓘ |
| composer | Aaron Copland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| followedBy |
“Corral Nocturne”
ⓘ
surface form:
Corral Nocturne
|
| genre |
ballet music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American Western music tradition
ⓘ
surface form:
Cowboy melodies
|
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American cowboy songs
ⓘ
American folk music tradition ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | ballet orchestra ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
frequent meter changes
ⓘ
use of folk-like melodic motifs ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
American classical
ⓘ
Western-themed ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
percussive accents
ⓘ
prominent brass writing ⓘ use of open intervals suggesting wide-open spaces ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | Rodeo ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | four-movement structure of Rodeo ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first movement of Rodeo ⓘ |
| precededBy | orchestral introduction of Rodeo ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| premieredWithWork | Rodeo ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Metropolitan Opera House
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City
|
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | American West ranch life ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | generally fast ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | tonal ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert performance of Rodeo suite
ⓘ
full ballet production of Rodeo ⓘ |
| usesMusicalMaterial | American folk tunes ⓘ |
| workTitleType | descriptive title ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Saturday Night Waltz
this entity surface form:
Buckaroo Holiday