Fanfare for the Common Kid

Fanfare for the Common Kid

Very Beginning Band

Linda M Bange

Fanfare for the Common Kid pays homage to the legacy of the American Composer Aaron Copland.  The original Fanfare for the Common Man has great strength using only brass and percussion instruments and it was written in response to the US entry into World War II.
The harmonic structure of Fanfare for the Common Kid is reminiscent of the open fourths and fifths in the melodic line along with the imitation in parts style that was used by Copland.