Copland Symphony No. 3
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Copland Symphony No. 3 is Aaron Copland’s grand, patriotic symphony from the mid-1940s, best known for incorporating his famous "Fanfare for the Common Man" in its final movement.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Symphony No. 3 (Copland) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Copland’s Third Symphony
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Symphony No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | no official opus number ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Koussevitzky Music Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Aaron Copland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo |
Natalie Koussevitzky
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Serge Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 40 minutes ⓘ |
| era | World War II and immediate postwar era ⓘ |
| features | Fanfare for the Common Man theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMovementBasedOn | Fanfare for the Common Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, piano, and strings ⓘ |
| incorporates | Fanfare for the Common Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American folk idioms
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wartime patriotism ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Molto moderato
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II. Allegro molto ⓘ III. Andantino quasi allegretto NERFINISHED ⓘ IV. Molto deliberato – Allegro risoluto ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand, expansive orchestral writing
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integration of Fanfare for the Common Man in the finale ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| period | Modern ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Serge Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | October 18, 1946 ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | Boston Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereRegion | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereType | concert premiere ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
American nationalist
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patriotic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | American wartime and postwar spirit ⓘ |
| workOf | Aaron Copland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1946 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Symphony No. 3 (Copland)