Fanfare for the Common Man
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Fanfare for the Common Man is a musical work by the American composer Aaron Copland. It was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eugene Goossens and was inspired in pa
Copland in his creative office, c.1960
Henry A. Wallace's speech proclaiming the "Century of the Common Man" inspired Copland's fanfare.
Initial trumpet notes from Fanfare for the Common Man, Copland Memorial Garden, Tanglewood
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson of the Nice, Greg Lake of King Crimson, and Carl Palmer of Atomic Roost
Fanfare for the Common Man
…which he delivered from the lectern used by Abraham Lincoln to deliver the Gettysburg Address. Copland's fanfare was performed by British prog-rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer on their 1977 album Works Volume 1. The track became one of the band's biggest hits when an edited version was released as a single that year. It peaked…
The band in 1972 (from left to right: Emerson, Palmer, and Lake)
The group's second gig was at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival
The band in 1978
Palmer performing on the Works tour, in 1978