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Table of Contents:

• Fanfare for the common man (3:16)
• Rodeo : four dance episodes (7:47, 3:50, 4:44, 3:33)
• Billy the Kid : (orchestral suite) (3:21, 6:26, 3:45, 2:03, 2:15, 1:28, 1:45)
• El salón México (11:27)
• Danzón cubano (7:12)
• Quiet city (9:49)
• Down a country lane (2:54)
• Appalachian spring : (original chamber version (2:44, 2:49, 3:28, 3:25, 2:57, 1:58, 2:35, 1:25, 2:44, 1:01, 0:24, 3:09, 0:33, 3:18)
• Nonet for strings (5:39, 6:48, 5:01)
• Copland rehearses Appalachian spring (17:12).

Author/Creator:

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990

Contributors:

Lang, William, 1919-2006 , performer

Winfield, Michael , performer

London Symphony Orchestra

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Columbia Chamber Ensemble

Columbia String Ensemble

Main Work:

Instrumental music [of Copland, A.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Fanfare for the common man [by Copland, A.]

Rodeo [by Copland, A.] (Selections)

Billy the Kid [by Copland, A.] > Suite

Salón México [by Copland, A.]

Danzón cubano [by Copland, A.] (arranged)

Quiet city [by Copland, A.]

Down a country lane [by Copland, A.] (arranged)

Appalachian spring [by Copland, A.] > Suite (arranged)

Nonet, violins (3), violas (3), cellos (3) [by Copland, A.]

Subjects:

Fanfares

Ballets — Excerpts

English horn and trumpet with string orchestra

Orchestral music

Orchestral music, Arranged

String nonets (Violins (3), violas (3), cellos (3))

Ballets

Genres:

Excerpts

System Details:

Compact discs.

Performers:

New Philharmonia Orchestra (El salón México) ; Columbia Chamber Ensemble (Appalachian spring) ; Columbia String Ensemble (Nonet for strings) ; other selections: London Symphony Orchestra ; Aaron Copland, conductor for all selections ; William Lang, trumpet, Michael Winfield, English horn (Quiet City).

Performance Medium:

9 performers: violins (3); violas (3); cellos (3)
1 ensemble: orchestra

General Notes:

Program notes by Howard Pollack and other texts (16 p.), inserted in container.
Danzón cubano originally for 2 pianos; Down a country lane originally for piano.
Recorded in Walthamstow and London, England, and New York City, 1962-1974.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 85339- 85340 v.1

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 9699893232
International Article Number: 696998932326
Publisher Number, Sony Classical: SM2K 89323--SM2K 89325

OCLC Numbers:

1053014546
45359561 [Invalid]