Listening (Copland, Aaron - Piano Fantasy (1955-1957)

This composition shows the Copland's diversity when composing music. This piece might seem random, but Copland had great intentions for the piece. I like how he goes from high to low and then back to high. This creates a wide range of emotion when listening to the song. Changing the pitch level is an affect that he used to gather a reaction from his audience. I thought that it was interesting that when he was interview about this piece that he simply stated that it was an "A,B,A" format. This doesn't seem right because there are rules that should be applied to those types of compositions. Additionally, I like how Copland was not a fan of explaining his work; he let the audience determine his compositions.