Copland / Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes)
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- Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes (1942)
00:00 - Buckaroo Holiday
08:02 - Corral Nocturne
11:27 - Saturday Night Waltz
15:33 - Hoe-Down
Peformed by Antal Dorati and the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Recorded by Mercury in 1957.
"The ballet Rodeo was danced by its choreographer, Agnes de Mille, and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1942 and soon became a standard work in the repertory of the Ballet Theatre and other companies. The orchestral suite from Rodeo, first performed at a Lewisohn Stadium summer concert in 1943, is made up of Four Dance Episodes.
It tells the story of a young Cowgirl who has always been a tomboy. Suddenly aware of men and romance for the first time, she seeks the attention of the Head Wrangler, her favorite, and the Champion Roper, trying to impress them with her prowess as a rider. After the sweeping opening, in which the Western scene is immediately set by Copland's 'open' harmony and exposition of rhythm, we find the Cowgirl in the corral with the men. They pay no attention to her cavorting, concentrating on their own riding and ranch work. They finally gallop off without even a parting glance, and she in turn rides away in anger and in tears. The exuberant movements of the men and the slightly awkward jogging of the girl in 'Buckaroo Holiday' are done to music deriving from the folk tune 'If He'd Be a Buckaroo By His Trade.' There is a pause in the rhythm of one of the measures of the tune, and Copland enhances its syncopated effect by making the pause longer. 'Sis Joe' is another authentic song in the episode; both it and 'Buckaroo' were taken from the collection Our Singing Country, by John A. and Alan Lomax.
The music in 'Corral Nocturne' is all Copland's own. Girls from the city, wearing pretty dresses instead of dungarees, have come to visit the Rancher's Daughter and to enjoy the Saturday night dance. Once more the Cowgirl is ignored; she cannot compete with feminine frills. A tranquil, somewhat sad mood pervades the scene as darkness falls. The couples move off, eager for the dance. The Cowgirl is left behind again.
Saturday night at the ranch is the time for dancing. The Cowgirl, still in dungarees and boots, sits alone, watching the festivities. The Roper and the Wrangler take pity on the wallflower and ask her to dance. She is too shy and misses her opportunity. As the 'Saturday Night Waltz' begins (the song 'Old Paint' is recognized), the Roper insists that the Cowgirl dance. She starts to, then sees the Wrangler dancing with the Rancher's Daughter. Jealous, confused, she stands seemingly paralyzed amidst the dancers. Annoyed, the Roper turns and leaves her. The Cowgirl runs from the dance floor.
The dancing reaches a climax in the hilarious 'Hoe-Down' (based on the old tune 'Bonyparte,' which Copland found in Traditional Music of America by Ira Forbes). Suddenly the Cowgirl reappears, this time wearing a party dress. She is vivacious, pretty, the center of attention. The Roper again asks her to dance. Though she would rather have the Wrangler, she wisely accepts the Roper and joins the others in the wild dancing as the ballet ends. It is interesting to note that whereas 'Buckaroo Holiday' is a rather complex symphonic movement, the 'Hoe-Down' is presented in an almost photographic copy of the original dance." - Eugene Bruck - Hudba
Saturday Night Waltz evokes such soaring feelings. An amazing piece of music
Copland captures the American spirit! This is exhilarating!
About 11 or 12 years ago, as a child, I did a ballet dance to the music at 16:10. For years I tried to remember the name. Just recently, I saw a commercial on CZcams for beef. It was the same song! Suddenly, I remembered the word ‘Rodeo’! I decided to go on CZcams and type in Classical Ballet Music Rodeo. Lo and behold: I found this video!
I’ve looked for this song for 12 years people!!
Plus, this is really great music to celebrate my findings to. 😄
If one is ever feeling down, you can't beat this medicine! I think I'm healed now! Thank's Aaron
I love Aaron Copland. So very much!
Together with Bernsteins splendid recording is this performance by far the best you can listen
One of the ABSOLUTE CLASSICS in American symphonic music. Fills my heart with joy to listen to it every time! : - )
Copeland captured the best of America and gave it a musical voice.
Such a wonderful picture: as a horse person who is deeply into historic tack, I am so thrilled to see this: a western sidesaddle! So different from the English sidesaddles -- and yet so perfect, adapted for the needs of rough country riding, including tapaderos on the stirrup (that's the leather covering which shielded the rider's foot from contact with thorny, rough brush, and adapted from the Spanish / Mexican tradition.
58 years ago. Music appreciation class. AHHH! The great memories.
I remember playing this with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra a few years back. Easily one of my top five pieces I've ever played!
It must have been a joy to have played the trumpet part of this wonderful music !!! Also, the Percussion Section is outstanding!!!
FINALLY I "get" this piece. Drove me nuts, playing the bass. My wonderful teacher, Mrs. Hawthorne, really helped. We beat it out, plus she gave me a metronome. Now I hear it. REALLY DO! DC Winter 1974. Have always adore the trumpet's passages!
first time listening to this, but based on the tempo, tone and style of most of the segments, this sounds like music that could easily be featured in a John Wayne movie.
sometimes we forget how awesome this nation is. Arron Copeland reminds us to be proud Americans.
Supernumery, I hope you're not a U.S. citizen. I also hope you live outside the U.S.
His first name is not Arron. It is Aaron, and his surname is Copland, not Copeland. Such pride, and the name all wrong!
Gordon Johnson his point still stands...
Well that was petty. No wonder we cannot handle real issues.. Too much nitpicking.
I wonder if Steve Hale would feel the same way if he knew more about Copland's life. More often than not, those who post about the "greatness of this nation" these days are inclined to see the world through the eyes of ignorance. Aaron Copland was one of the greats!
This music is amazing. It definitely cheers me up.
I remember hearing an interview with Copland where he angrily stated “why are people pronouncing it ro-DAY-o? It’s RO-deo because I composed it about...you know...A RODEO!”
😊😊😊
You mean a rodeo isn't pronounced ro day o either? I've never heard it pronounced any other way.
I find this so funny! It feels so pretentious to say "ro-DAY-o" around people who aren't familiar with the piece, but it also feels weird to say it "RO -deo" too because the music world has pretty much solidified the other pronunciation as "correct".
But either way, technically the word "rodeo" is just a borrowed word from Spanish that actually IS pronounced "ro-DAY-o". It means 'to surround or encircle'. I still feel bad and find it funny that Copland didn't get his pronunciation to stick!
One more little interesting fact about borrowed words from Spanish-- the word 'buckaroo' is literally just a bad/americanized pronunciation of the Spanish word 'vaquero' which means cowboy.
I always thought those snooty people were pronouncing it wrong
@@rtyria Snigger. The same lot probably who call Nicaragua "Knee-her-rah-hwah".
Right. Back in the 1930s my granddad was a roe-DAY-oh clown up in Heh-LEEEEE-nah Montana.
3rd movemenrt is amazing, get u tears of how it is fantastic and grandioso
All American Music ! No one does it like it Copland
Let's not forget Applachian Spring. America's finest composer of all. And this is a musical masterpiece.
It was the hand of God that created the majesty and beauty of the American West. All Copland did was set it all to music.
MrPerfesser Which "god" created it? The god of the millions of citizens who were living here pre-1492? Or the 'mythological' god of the old testament? Or, maybe Allah, the god of 1.5 billion muslims?
Oh, wait, what about the "natural forces" over a couple billion years that made the "Great American West?" Yeah, that might be the ticket!
Me? I'm just gonna sit back and let Copland's music sweep over me and play the slides in my head of all the magnificent scenes I and my "bride" have witnessed over the past half century. Yeah, that's the ticket!!
"The foolish one says in his heart, "There is no God"--- Psalms 14:1
You cant use what God said to prove God... that would be circular logic
cjmmjc: That God said it is proof enough He exists.
How do yo know Gd said it?/
Again circular logic...
You cannot prove faith, by quoting faith
Nothing like the feeling this gives me.
my new ipod soundtrack, to rampaging down random back country trails at various parks
For me, the bit that begins at 12:00 is the greatest!
thank you for writing out the episodes!! makes us enjoy music even more.
LOVE COPLAND!!
Classic photograph... A young lady and her "Horsey Doo"
Luv Copland!
Blows my mind.
Just the greatest!!!!! Thanks!!!!
This suite must be so much fun for the musicians to play!
Indeed. What a lovely girl so fitting to this wonderful music.
Hell lol I knew that girl, met up with her somewhere west of laramie. This is just great.
In love with this photo
I love this.
Introduced to Copland by Spike Lee's "He Got Game" back in the late 90's. Went exploring and discovered the rest of his work.New world classics are fantastic. Thanks for posting.
TooManyBrackets: Guess I've got to appreciate Spike Lee to some degree if he's brought at least one person to music such as Mr. Copland's.
Fun cowboy music!
100% American.
As American as Mary Pickford as America's Sweetheart .
ride em cowgirl!
Addicted to this suit since the movie 'it takes two' with the Olsen Twins haha
Best ever👌👌☺️
Thanks.
Love Dorati and the old Minneapolis Symphony....
ik vind deze muziek zo mooi-de saturday night walz--i like this part very very munch, its brilliant and easy in composing, but it touch me very munch in my soul, the solitude of the plains and nowhere to go to...........brilliant
Thank you Eugene Buck.
Laughingly fun, brings a smile to your lips.
Brasilian Love you brother
How fun (y)
Listened to this off of our local classical radio station, 90.9 FM. I thought I was listening to a cover by an Emerson, Lake and Palmer song called Hoedown, but I guess ELP covered it.
This is Doc Watson's girl - cf. "Tennessee Stud."
Hoe Down! Is it just me who wants to shout 'Yeeeee haaaaaa!'
Bernstein too fast AND idiomatic. Dorati gives it the "punch" Copland did in his own, but has more finesse as a conductor. Years in Minneapolis - the Dems in that state went by the "Farm-Labor Party" for over a century. Musta picked up the feel of the music from American farmers. Pastoral when appropriate, always vital. Like in the saddle of a live horse, or walking fields at sun up, or heading out to the milking barn to start the day. Grit, commitment, family, community, heart. The people that built the heartland - that's what's in the music.
Oh and I forgot. Those old 3 mic Mercury recordings. Dang they were good. :)
This sounds so incredibly good for a fifties recording ! a little boxy perhaps but very clear and vivacious. Dorati was awesome in this repertoire. Thanks for posting.
What's with people spelling the composer's name as Copeland, I wonder ?
It's most likely because his last name is pronounced "Copeland", as if there is an 'e' in the middle. People often resort to phonetic spelling when unsure of a word's proper spelling. =)
Yes I guess that must be it. Although I've never come across Batehoven or Beathoven yet :)
Chris Breemer Beethoven is a lot more well known than Mr. Copland
15:34 best!
My father made this recording !
He was the sound engineer?
yee haw...!
They take the Buckaroo Holiday so slowly! 😂😂😂
Where did you get that awesome photograph?!!
15:30 The part we're all here for
I love this kind of "frontier music" (Appalachian Spring is marvelous too). Could anyone recommend some other music of similar style? I looked up Western genres, but all I could find were modern Western soundtracks, nothing as beautiful and optimistic as this. Grateful for any suggestions!
I don't know if you have listened to other pieces by Copland apart from this and "Appalachian Spring". If you haven't, then I would absolutely recommend you "Billy the Kid" (another ballet), and Copland's "Symphony no.3". Also "The red pony", it is a suite from a film soundtrack composed by Copland, it's less well-known than his "big" works but also good.
As for similar music by other composers, maybe you would like "Grand Canyon suite" by Grofé?
Or composers like Howard Hanson or Roy Harris (but I haven't listened to these myself so I can't guarantee anything)
Randy Newman's theme to the film The Natural. You can hear a lot of Copland in it.
Add to film scores: "Field of Dreams"
0:00 is a good place to start. ^
When listening to this piece, my sister and I always fantasize about driving off from our daily minutiae, hands holding huge American flags out the windows in a fury of odd patriotism. This feeling amplified at the euphoric fervor of the last movement. lol
beautiful wording. I think of women who don't give 2 shits what anyone thinks.......oh and gypsies...American Gypsies
Why, when I hear the last movement, is it I have an overpowering desire for steak? And a nostalgic memory of the late Robert Mitchum?
Copland is one of my favorite U. S. composers.
OldManMontgomery And James Garner, and Sam Elliot.
+OldManMontgomery The last movement, Hoe-down, was used in the "Beef, it's what's for dinner" commercial.
+OldManMontgomery To all those who replied with answers, thanks.
However, the question was in the sense of irony and inside jokes.
However, Copland is really one of my favorite composers.
Your humor was not lost on everyone. I got it!
That is near the end of a fabulous story of how that tune got from the trenches of Belgium to Kentucky to Rockville Maryland to Mr. Copeland To the American Beef Council. Throw in a 700 pound 'portable' tape recorder and the Smithsonian. All true.
Suddenly want steak...
Beef: It's what's for dinner.
+PippoOfEarth I know a percussionist who played in the studio orchestra for the "Beef, it's what's for Dinner" commercial. This was back when there was a lot more money to be made in studio/commercial recordings. He said over the years, he's made over $100,000 in royalties from that one recording session.
I hope you know that this piece was around long before the beef commercial trivialized it.
lurking0death Yes. I can't stand seeing every comment on these videos being "I want beef for dinner lol" or "lol now I wanna eat beef." Not only is it so unoriginal because almost every other comment says that, but it totally cheapens these awesome compositions.
@@B___T985 You come across as an elitist prick. What's wrong with advertising helping reach a wider audience? It's not like they changed the music.
@@wurlybird9 Thanks. I'm glad reaching out to simpletons brings you such amusement.
I do like Morton Gould’s rendition best - but it’s always good, no matter who does it.
Such contrasts ..... Did anyone's music test the orchestra more than Aaron Copland's ??
QuintEssential
This might be just me being picky, but for night Waltz I would have liked it to flow more...
Aaron and I share the same birth date: November 14, albeit not the same year.
This is me.......
Recording av Millon day ago
I just want to know where the 40 thumb-downs came from. If they like the piece, they had to like this recording, and if they don't, why did they listen at all?
they were vegetarians.
WHERE ARE THE COWS ?
...no cow's, only ponies.
Copland just "got it" when it came to the beauty and greatness what was America. For being a self proclaimed atheist he wrote the most "God conscious" music of all time. He is one of our great heritages, for sure.
16:10. Just...BEEF.
'merica
Didn't like the beginning of the first movement-the players were not together, and it was a bit too slow. The Bernstein recording (as always) is much better.
I swear 8:06 is from Appalachian Spring...
After a weekend of periodically hearing the likes of Donald Trump crow about being the next president, it's good to hear this, and another America.
Lampritch cry me a river.
Well, what do you think about Billy the Kid? He is my Cowboy
They take it too fast. the rhythms aren't tight and the sense of pulse fails a lot of the time. I actually can't listen to this recording without feeling anxious.
+Dayna Waller - i have another Bernstein recording that's faster than this and I prefer it.
+Dayna Waller I was going to say it's too slow. This is very whiz-bang snappy music with a lot of percussion. Maybe you need to chill with a nice cup of Delius! (whom I love!)
Pacing: sounds perfect to me!
Me too. It's not meant to be a dirge. There are many recordings of Copland conducting his own work. He NEVER goes dirge even with slow pensive passages. He oughta know.
Sounds Perfect! Must have never been to a country dance or a "Hoe Down"!
Aaron Copland was a gay Jewish New Yorker lmfaooo
gay
thank u for taking the bait i new someone would get butt hurt no worries man just troll
Joey Hofmann: What are you? Nine years old? Glad the music makes you gay.