Listening (Copland (Piano Variations, Appalachian Spring)

While Aaron Copland has several different composition styles I thought that this piece was the most characteristic and influential. I felt that the themes he created were extremely patriotic, each time them I felt that I was in an American battlefield during the colonial era. While these time don't match up this was my response to the music. I thought that the trumpet fanfare in the seventh scene was demonstrative of this the American theme. Furthermore, the finale of the seventh scene had an epic and grandioso feel. This composition was very appeasing to the ear.