{"product_id":"higdon-autumn-music-lawdon","title":"Higdon: Autumn Music","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/jennifer-higdon\"\u003eJennifer Higdon (1962-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eWind Quintet (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Autumn Music (1995)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spiral Bound\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.5\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e10.8\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003ePROGRAM NOTES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I started thinking about writing a piece for woodwind quintet, my mind\nbegan to contemplate all of the wonderful chamber music that I have played as a flutist\nthrough the years. My mind kept going back to one of the greatest contributions to\nthe woodwind quintet literature, Samuel Barber's \"Summer Music\". Having the\nprivilege as I do of having been a student and now a teacher at the same school where\nMr. Barber was both, I am ever aware of the gratitude and esteem with which I hold\nthis artist who created so much beautiful music. It is with a humble heart that I pay\nhomage to him and to the genre of woodwind quintet literature with this piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAutumn comes to us in many guises: Incredible explosions of color; air that\nsuddenly snaps with crispness and clarity; a tinge of melancholy on the eve of change\nin all of our lives. This piece is a musical portrait of the essence and images of Autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the quintet represents the beginning of the season, with its\nexplosions of color, sharp lines, and vivid imagery; always changing and always\nvibrant. The musical lines are sometimes present with each instrument carrying a\ndifferent rhythm, reminiscent of the way leaves float down from a tree in a very\nunsynchronized manner. As the quintet moves into the last part of the work, there is\nmore of an introspective and melancholy quality to the music; the music itself becomes\nmore simplified, with a darker color to the sound. It is the passing of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--Jennifer Higdon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lawdon Press","offers":[{"title":"Score \u0026 Set of Parts","offer_id":45160033615951,"sku":"LAWD-057","price":54.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Score","offer_id":45160033648719,"sku":"LAWD-058","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/7f932238dee959618433e7a8960ec947.jpg?v=1780508637","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/es\/products\/higdon-autumn-music-lawdon","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}