name of song 2004-08-04 07:51 am I know this has nothing to do with "NoteWorthy Composer", but I want to know the name of the orchestral piece on the "Beef, it's whats for dinner" commercial.Does anyone know? (I hope I'm not the only one who doesn't!) Quote Selected
Re: name of song Reply #1 – 2004-08-04 08:24 pm It is called "Hoedown" by Aaron Copland.And it's not a "song" because it is not sung.Referring to it as an orchestral piece is the correct thing to do. Quote Selected
Re: name of song Reply #2 – 2004-08-05 12:47 am It probably would correctly be referred to as a tone poem. Quote Selected
Re: name of song Reply #4 – 2004-08-05 08:17 pm Aaron Copland took the tune virtually note for note from Bill Stepp's setting of the old-timey fiddle piece, "Bonaparte's Retreat". He likely either found it from Alan Lomax' recording or Ruth Crawford Seeger's transcription.See http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2429andhttp://listserv.brown.edu/archives/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0308a&L=fiddle-l&F=&S=&P=3938andhttp://listserv.brown.edu/archives/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0105e&L=fiddle-l&F=&S=&P=2028for details. Quote Selected