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name of song

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!)

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Reply #1 –
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.

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Reply #2 –
It probably would correctly be referred to as a tone poem.

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Reply #3 –
It's ballet music!

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Reply #4 –
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/2429

and

http://listserv.brown.edu/archives/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0308a&L=fiddle-l&F=&S=&P=3938

and

http://listserv.brown.edu/archives/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0105e&L=fiddle-l&F=&S=&P=2028

for details.