Fanfare for the Common Man

musical work by Aaron Copland, partly inspired by US Vice President Henry Wallace's "Century of the Common Man" speech
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2629948
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Fanfare for the Common Man

Summary

Fanfare for the Common Man is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,472 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fanfare for the Common Man's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man's composer is recorded as Aaron Copland[4].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was performed by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra[5].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was performed by Johnny Keating[6].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was performed by Woody Herman[7].
  • Among the performers on Fanfare for the Common Man was Emerson, Lake & Palmer[8].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was performed by The Rolling Stones[9].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was performed by Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra[10].
  • Among the performers on Fanfare for the Common Man was BBC Big Band[11].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was performed by Carol Williams[12].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was performed by Mannheim Steamroller[13].
  • Among the performers on Fanfare for the Common Man was Asia[14].
  • Among the performers on Fanfare for the Common Man was Marco Lo Muscio[15].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was performed by Delfeayo Marsalis[16].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was performed by 3[17].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man's Commons category is recorded as Fanfare for the Common Man[18].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[19].
  • 1942 marks the founding of Fanfare for the Common Man[20].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man was released on January 1, 1942[21].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man's tonality is recorded as B-flat major[22].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man's instrumentation is recorded as fanfare[23].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man's date of first performance is recorded as March 12, 1943[24].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fanfare for the Common Man'}[25].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man's different from is recorded as Fanfare for the Common Man[26].
  • Fanfare for the Common Man's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+2'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra[5], Johnny Keating[6], Woody Herman[7], Emerson, Lake & Palmer[8], The Rolling Stones[9], and Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra[10].

Publication

Fanfare for the Common Man was published on January 1, 1942[21]. Its language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[19].

Why It Matters

Fanfare for the Common Man ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,472 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Chalmd · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Composer → Aaron Copland
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+2'}
    Instrumentation → fanfare
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: f1e6c0a1-2254-4680-940a-2d557ee820e3, Adding BBC Things ID"
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