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Renowned composer Jennifer Higdon is best known for her symphonic pieces Blue Cathedral, Concerto for Orchestra, City Scape, Concerto 4-3 and Violin Concerto (2010 Pulitzer Prize). These compositions illustrate her breadth of style and avant-garde technique, inspired by bluegrass and folk melodies. The author examines these workswith commentary by Higdonas well as the music of her first opera, with a focus on compositional history, musical characteristics, formal analysis and critical reception.

Listening to Jennifer Higdon

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: 1/30/2018 12:08:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476664064, 978-1476664064
      ISBN10: 1476664064

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      Book Synopsis
      Renowned composer Jennifer Higdon is best known for her symphonic pieces Blue Cathedral, Concerto for Orchestra, City Scape, Concerto 4-3 and Violin Concerto (2010 Pulitzer Prize). These compositions illustrate her breadth of style and avant-garde technique, inspired by bluegrass and folk melodies. The author examines these workswith commentary by Higdonas well as the music of her first opera, with a focus on compositional history, musical characteristics, formal analysis and critical reception.

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