Category Archives: Essential 100

2 Samuel 5:1-7:29 – King David 

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Brad

Fanfare for the Common Man is a musical work by American composer Aaron Copland. The piece was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Eugene Goossens. It was inspired in part by a famous speech made earlier in the same year where vice president Henry A. Wallace proclaimed … Continue reading →

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1 Samuel 23:7-24:22 – David and Saul

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Brad

The First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, Op. 28, No. 1, by the British composer Gustav Holst is considered one of the cornerstone masterworks in the concert bandrepertoire. Officially premiered in 1920 at the Royal Military School of Music, the manuscript was originally completed in … Continue reading →

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1 Samuel 16:1-18:16 – David & Goliath

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Brad

Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet written by the American composer Aaron Copland on commission from Lincoln Kirstein. It was choreographed by Eugene Loring for Ballet Caravan. Along with Rodeo and Appalachian Spring, it is one of Copland’s most popular and widely performed pieces. The ballet is most famous for its … Continue reading →

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