Sunday, June 14, 2020

The Sunday Funny

I (Brian) was playing Aaron Copland, and when Fanfare for the Common Man came on, I thought, "This is a teachable moment."  So I went over to Dorothy and said, "Hey, this music is a fanfare. And you know how generally they play trumpets and a fanfare for royalty? Aaron Copland wrote this for everyone - all people, because everyone is worth celebrating."  I told her the title.  Dorothy thought for a moment and replied, "Why didn't he use the word 'people' instead of 'man'?"