American composer Joan Tower has written a series of these fanfares, modeled after Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man." Using the same instrumentation as Copland, Tower has dedicated these works to "women who take risks and who are adventurous."
Browse Joan Tower CDs at Amazon.com
Browse Joan Tower CDs at Amazon.com
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