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" Jennifer Higdon : "
Christina L. Reitz ; foreword by Marin Alsop.
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BL
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850695
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Reitz, Christina L.
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Jennifer Higdon : : composing in color /\ Christina L. Reitz ; foreword by Marin Alsop.
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Jefferson, North Carolina :: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,, [2018]
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, ©2018
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vii, 253 pages ;; 23 cm
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1476664064
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: 9781476664064
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9781476633145
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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
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Higdon, Jennifer,1962-
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Higdon, Jennifer,1962-
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Composers-- United States, Biography.
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Composers.
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United States.
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780.92B
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ML410.H613R45 2018
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Alsop, Marin
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