city scape is a work for orchestra composed by jennifer higdon.
city scape is a work for orchestra composed by jennifer higdon.
city scape is a work for orchestra composed by?
jennifer higdon
city scape









































city scape is an orchestral piece composed by jennifer higdon in 2002 and commissioned by the atlanta symphony orchestra. it premiered november 14, 2002 under the direction and dedicated to robert spano. "city scape" calls for a concerto grosso, in which 35 instruments are used; yet many of these instruments have featured solos that are scattered throughout the piece. the piece lasts a total of 31 minutes.
city scape
conversely, andrew clements of "the guardian" called the piece "supremely forgettable" and "an example of american contemporary music at its most vacuous, a noisy mishmash of early 20th-century styles".









































section::::recordings.









































the first recording of this work was released by telarc on march 23, 2004 with a recording of higdon's work "city scape" (2002). it was performed by the atlanta symphony orchestra under the baton of robert spano. the track listing is as follows;









































"concerto for orchestra"









































1: i (8:04)









































2: ii (4:34)









































3: iii (10:31)









































4: iv (5:36)









































5: v (6:13)









































"city scape"









































6: skyline (7:07)
concerto for orchestra (higdon)