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These first piece that I listened to was Hoedown, because as creatures of habit and familiarity, I listened to the one that I knew. When I then listened to Putnam’s Camp, I was a little shocked and uneasy, and although I did not enjoy the piece – it had many things in common with Hoedown. Hoedown by Copland uses percussion to represent familiar sounds; for example, there was a percussion instrument used to simulate the trotting of a horse. The xylophone was also used – this piece is simple, but made more intricate and interesting by its percussion. There was a great deal of repeated melody in this piece. The opening – a higher pitched phrase, followed by a lower pitched phrase – is repeated many times, as is a phrase in the middle of the piece. Also, Copland uses a good amount of quiet, not silence per se, but a contrast between quieter times and then more striking beats. About half way through the music, there seems to be a conversation between a small group, perhaps two people. Again, this is symbolized th