An Aaron Copland Question

If Mr. Copland were alive today, do you feel he would still write a "Fanfare For The Common Man"?

whatjd07-04-2003 10:41pm

pragmatist Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 336 posts 07-05-2003 at 01:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete yes
paulwp Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 585 posts 07-05-2003 at 02:35am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No, he'd have to say "person." Come to think of it, I'm not sure the word "common" is ok anymore.
frogman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,441 posts 07-05-2003 at 03:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes. In 1953, Copland, along with many other prominent artists, was subpoenaed by MacCarthy as part of the imfamous paranoid hunt for communist infiltrators. Copland refused to be intimidated, and transcripts of those proceedings show that it was MacCarthy who came away shaken by the encounter. So I doubt that Copland would concern himself too much with petty PC issues.