Jennifer Higdon

American composer

Jennifer Elaine Higdon (born December 31, 1962) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. She has received many awards, including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Violin Concerto and three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her Percussion Concerto in 2010, Viola Concerto in 2018, and Harp Concerto in 2020. Elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019, she was a professor of composition at the Curtis Institute of Music from 1994 to 2021.

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Works

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  • All Things Majestic
  • All Things Majestic: I. Teton Range
  • All Things Majestic: II. String Lake
  • All Things Majestic: III. Snake River
  • All Things Majestic: IV. Cathedrals
  • Amazing Grace
  • City Scape
  • City Scape: I. SkyLine
  • City Scape: II. river sings a song to trees
  • City Scape: III. Peachtree Street
  • Clarinet Sonata
  • Clarinet Sonata: I. Calmly
  • Clarinet Sonata: II. Declamatory
  • Cold Mountain
  • Cold Mountain: Act I
  • Cold Mountain: Act II
  • Concerto 4-3
  • Concerto 4-3: I. The Shallows
  • Concerto 4-3: II. Little River
  • Concerto 4-3: III. Roaring Smokies
  • Concerto for Orchestra
  • Concerto for Orchestra: I
  • Concerto for Orchestra: II
  • Concerto for Orchestra: III
  • Concerto for Orchestra: IV
  • Concerto for Orchestra: V
  • Dance Card
  • Dance Card: No. 1. Raucous Rumpus
  • Dance Card: No. 2. Breeze Serenade
  • Dance Card: No. 3. Jumble Dance
  • Dance Card: No. 4. Celestial Blue
  • Dance Card: No. 5. Machina Rockus
  • Dark Wood
  • Dooryard Bloom
  • Duo Duel
  • Echo Dash
  • Fanfare ritmico
  • Harp Concerto
  • Harp Concerto: I. First Light
  • Harp Concerto: II. Joy Ride
  • Harp Concerto: III. Lullaby
  • Harp Concerto: IV. Rap Knock
  • Impressions
  • Impressions: I. Bright Palette
  • Impressions: II. Quiet Art
  • Impressions: III. To the Point
  • Impressions: IV. Noted Canvas
  • Legacy
  • Loco
  • Low Brass Concerto
  • O magnum mysterium
  • Oboe Concerto
  • On a Wire
  • On the Death of the Righteous
  • Percussion Concerto
  • Piano Trio
  • Piano Trio: I. Pale Yellow
  • Piano Trio: II. Fiery Red
  • Sky Quartet
  • Sky Quartet: I. Sky Rising
  • Sky Quartet: II. Blue Sky
  • Sky Quartet: III. Fury
  • Sky Quartet: IV. Immense Sky
  • Sonata for Viola and Piano
  • Sonata for Viola and Piano: I. Calmly
  • Sonata for Viola and Piano: II. Declamatory
  • Splendid Wood
  • String Poetic
  • String Poetic: I. Jagged Climb
  • String Poetic: II. Nocturne
  • String Poetic: III. Bluie Hills of Mist
  • String Poetic: IV. Maze Mechanical
  • String Poetic: V. Climb Jagged
  • String Trio
  • Viola Concerto
  • Viola Concerto: I
  • Viola Concerto: II
  • Viola Concerto: III
  • Violin Concerto
  • Violin Concerto: I. 1726
  • Violin Concerto: II. Chaconni
  • Violin Concerto: III. Fly Forward
  • Voices
  • Voices: I. Blitz -
  • Voices: II. Soft Enlacing -
  • Voices: III. Grace
  • Zaka
  • blue cathedral
  • rapid*fire
  • running the edgE