The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #96404 Message #1885724
Posted By: Linda Goodman Zebooker
14-Nov-06 - 04:13 PM
Thread Name: Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)
Subject: RE: Aaron Copland's birthday (14 November 1900)
In Jewish music there is a term "Mi'Sinai", (from Mt Sinai) This denotes music that, despite whenever it actually was written, seems to be very intrinsic and fundamental--as if it had been given directly at Mt Sinai from a higher source than mere human beings.
Copeland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" is for me one of the pieces bearing that characteristic. --Linda Goodman