| 词条 | Percussion Concerto (Higdon) |
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The Percussion Concerto is a one-movement concerto for solo percussion and orchestra by the American composer Jennifer Higdon. The work was jointly commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, with contributions from the Philadelphia Music Project and the Lacy Foundation of LDI, Ltd. The piece was completed in 2005 and is dedicated to the percussionist Colin Currie, for whom the concerto was written.[1] The piece won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.[2][3][4] That same year, Higdon won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Violin Concerto (2008).[5][6] ReceptionThe music critic Gregory Sullivan Isaacs of Theater Jones lauded the Percussion Concerto as "fascinating" and said it "makes wondrous use of percussion in all its wide spectrum of sounds."[7] Tim Smith of The Baltimore Sun also praised the piece, saying, "Higdon unleashes a kinetic storm of urban beats, balanced by passages of Asian-influenced musings that exploit the most seductive qualities of the diverse percussion instruments assigned to the soloist." Smith continued:{{quote|Adding an unusual layer to the work is Higdon's decision to treat the orchestra's percussion section as a second protagonist. That means a whole lot of beating going on at times. The result is that the rest of the orchestra, all those strings and things, sometimes seems like an afterthought. But that doesn't much matter in the end, for the concerto is filled with absorbing musical ideas that are taken in interesting, often foot-stomping directions.[8]}} Conductor and frequent Higdon collaborator Marin Alsop wrote of the work, "In this concerto, you can hear the essential qualities about Jennifer as a composer and person — the music is direct, immediate and visceral with clear direction and shape, just some of the qualities that also define her as an 'American' composer." Alsop further remarked, "'Accessible' is often a dirty word in the world of art, but Jennifer embraces the concept and explains that a major priority for her is to give listeners a sense of grounding and a feel for where they are in her compositions. She is far less concerned with formality and technique than she is with the final test of a piece: how it sounds."[9]See also
References1. ^Higdon, Jennifer (2005). PROGRAM NOTES: "Percussion Concerto". JenniferHigdon.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. {{Jennifer Higdon}}2. ^{{cite web |last=Nicholson |first=David |title=Virginia Symphony presents Higdon's percussion concerto |work=Daily Press |date=October 26, 2010 |url=http://articles.dailypress.com/2010-10-26/entertainment/dp-fea-higdon-20101023_1_percussion-concerto-jennifer-higdon-colin-currie |accessdate=April 29, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web |last=Dunkle |first=David N. |title=Philadelphia composer Jennifer Higdon scores a Grammy |work=The Patriot-News |date=February 2, 2010 |url=http://blog.pennlive.com/go/2010/02/philadelphia_composer_jennifer.html |accessdate=April 30, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=Alumna wins Grammy for Percussion Concerto |work=Pennsylvania Gazette |date=February 1, 2010 |url=http://penngazettearts.com/2010/02/01/jennifer-higdon-grammy/ |accessdate=April 30, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081229/http://penngazettearts.com/2010/02/01/jennifer-higdon-grammy/ |archivedate=May 18, 2015 |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web |last=Schweitzer |first=Vivien |title=Despite Anxiety and Naysayers, Composer Wins Her Pulitzer |work=The New York Times |date=April 21, 2010 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/arts/music/22higdon.html |accessdate=April 29, 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web |last=Berger |first=Kevin |title=Composer Jennifer Higdon pursues friendly music |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 25, 2012 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/25/entertainment/la-ca-jennifer-higdon-20120325 |accessdate=April 29, 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web |last=Isaacs |first=Gregory Sullivan |title=Review: Grammy-Winning Percussion, Bang the Drums! |work=Theater Jones |date=January 12, 2015 |url=http://www.theaterjones.com/ntx/reviews/20150111141634/2015-01-12/Fort-Worth-Symphony-Orchestra/Grammy-Winning-Percussionl |accessdate=April 29, 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Tim |authorlink=Tim Smith (journalist) |title=At the BSO: Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto is a smash |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 23, 2012 |url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2012/03/at_the_bso_jennifer_higdons_pe.html |accessdate=April 29, 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web |last=Alsop |first=Marin |authorlink=Marin Alsop |title=Jennifer Higdon And Me: A Musical Friendship |work=NPR |date=May 23, 2009 |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104464863 |accessdate=April 29, 2015}} 7 : Concertos by Jennifer Higdon|2005 compositions|Percussion concertos|21st-century classical music|Music commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra|Music commissioned by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra|Music commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra |
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