Fluther: What key is Aaron Copland's "Billy the Kid" introduction in?

What key is Aaron Copland's "Billy the Kid" introduction in?

Asked by zarnold (708

) March 10th, 2009
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I’m referring specifically to the key of “The Open Prairie” (and any variations therein); I can’t seem to find info on this online.

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I’m not familiar with “Billy the Kid,” but I’ll point out here that it may not actually be “in a key”—Copland experimented with a lot of pretty-sounding atonal and set-theoretic music, and with nonfunctional harmony.

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cool thanks

zarnold (708

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Billy the Kid is certainly from his functional-harmony days.

Got a link to somewhere the audio plays online for free? I can give you my best answer after listening.

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