Clare Grundman's "A Copland Portrait", a collage of passages from works of Aaron Copland, was created in 1985 to honor the eminent Brooklyn-born composer's 85th birthday. "A Copland Portrait" begins with a statement of "Fanfare for the Common Man", a work for brass and percussion composed in 1942 to honor the role of the common man during World War II. Copland later used an altered version of this music as the introduction to the finale of his Third Symphony. Elements of both versions are found in the Grundman setting. A passage from "Saturday Night Waltz" from the ballet Rodeo follows. Originally titled "The Courting at Burnt Ranch", Rodeo was created in collaboration with choreographer Agnes De Mille, commissioned by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo for its 1942-43 season. "El Salon Mexico", subtitled "Popular Type Dance Hall in Mexico City", is represented by two passages. Based on Mexican folk tunes, this work was written after Copland's first visit to Mexico in 1932. Next come several passages from one of Copland's most celebrated works, "Appalachian Spring", a ballet composed for Martha Graham and commissioned by the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation. "Appalachian Spring" was premiered by Miss Graham in 1944 and received the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for music, as well as the Music Critics Circle Award for the 1944-45 season. Grundman's "A Copland Portrait" concludes with music from two additional dance episodes from Rodeo: "Buckaroo Holiday" and "Hoe-Down".