Biography and orchestral compositional traits -- Blue cathedral -- Concerto for orchestra -- City scape -- Concerto 4-3 -- Violin concerto -- Cold mountain -- Cold mountain: the music.
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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"--
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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. These compositions illustrate her breadth of style and avant-garde technique. The author examines these works- with commentary by Higdon- as well as the music of her first opera, with a focus on compositional history, musical characteristics, formal analysis and critical reception."--Book cover