Liberty Fanfare is a composition fororchestra byJohn Williams. Written in 1986, the piece was commissioned to celebrate theCentennial of the Statue of Liberty onJuly 4, that year.[1] However, it was actually premiered a month beforehand, on June 4, when Williams conducted theBoston Pops. The entire piece is approximately five minutes in length. It uses both the brass section for the main themes and the strings for providing a recurring, melodious motif. The rhythm is also repeated several times throughout the piece.
Before the premiere of the piece, Williams commented that he had "tried to create a group of American airs and tunes of my own invention that I hope will give some sense of the event and the occasion".[2] The composition received generally positive reviews at the time[citation needed] and is still regularly performed as a patriotic piece. Several recordings of the piece are also available.
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