On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:43:37 -0800, Kevin Wampler wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> That's what I recall from a music history class I took years ago.  I
>> might be thinking of something else (perhaps "Simple Gifts" from
>> Appalachian Spring).
> 
> That would make sense since it was definitely based on a shaker tune.
> One of my favorite "folk" tunes to be honest (folk in quotes since it's
> not all *that* old).  Copland's use of it is very nice too.

Yes, I do rather like Copland's work (in general) and that particular 
song in particular.

> It is interesting though that there'll occasionally be a classical tune
> that I later learn actually originated in a folk song.

Yeah, that's a nice thing to hear.  I'm often surprised by the number of 
works that include some variation of the Dies Irae, for example.

Jim

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