- Title
- Inaugural Fanfare
- For
- symphonic band
- Year Composed
- 1969
- Year Modified
- 1975 (revised)
- Scoring
- 3.2.2.0-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(4):slapstick/glsp/cyms/SD/vib/TD/susp.cym/ BD/tam-t
- ARCO Number(s)
- 91
- Category
- Band
- Duration
- 3'
- Premiere
- World: Grand Rapids, MI, June 14th, 1969 (Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, cond. Gregory Millar)
- Commission Info
- The city of Grand Rapids, for its new City-County Plaza in Vandenberg Center, and the unveiling of Alexander Calder's stabile, La Grande Vitesse
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes
- Publishing Status
- Published
- In Collection
Buying Options
Boosey & HawkesProgram Note
The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan commissioned Copland to write a fanfare marking the dedication of a large red Alexander Calder stabile entitled La Grande Vitesse. The sculpture was the first work of art in American history to be jointly commissioned and financed by federal and private funds. Copland revised the work in 1975, prompted by the city's installation of a rooftop Calder painting close to the sculpture.
- Author
- Vivian Perlis
- Year
- 1998
