a dose of music: a classical injection - part 7

I'd like to suggest listening to Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3. It was Copland's final symphony and was finished in 1946. Following the end of World War II, Copland said it reflected "the euphoric spirit of the country at the time." Personally I love Copland's music. It combines elements of excitement with nostalgia, warmth, flares of different ethnicities, and ear pleasing harmonies into a swirl of "Americana" music. Listen when you get to the beginning of the fourth movement and I'm sure you'll recognize this famous "Fanfare." You'll hear fragments of this fanfare hinted throughout the symphony up until its statement in the fourth movement. If you know any of Copland's other works (which I would also suggest listening to), you might also recognize fragments from his other ballets. Enjoy.