{"product_id":"higdon-impressions-lawdon","title":"Higdon: Impressions","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/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\"\u003eString Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Impressions (2003)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \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\u003e\"Impressions\" is a musical response to the artists of the Impressionist period in both\nmusic (Debussy and Ravel) and painting (Monet and Seurat). This work, like the\nDebussy and Ravel quartets, is in four movements. \"Bright Palette\", the first movement,\nrefers both to the bright harmonic language of these composers and the brilliance of the\npaintings from this era, where light and bright colors are the focus. The second\nmovement, \"Quiet Art\", is about the solitude in which artists work, and the passion and\nconsistency that help to create a work of art. \"To The Point\" is a direct response to the\nDebussy and Ravel second movements, which both imitate the Gamelan that they heard\nat the 1889 World Exposition. in this movement, there is extensive use of pizzicato and\nother string colorings (as a reflection of the Gamelan ensemble's colorful percussion\ninstruments). Each instrument has its own theme (as would a Gamelan instrumentalist)\nand there is no development of those themes (following Debussy and Ravel's lead). In\naddition, the word \"point\" in the title refers to the pointillistic technique in Impressionist\npainting. The final movement, \"Noted Canvas\" is a musical portrait of painting (in\ntribute to the many well-known canvases from this period). The chromatic, edgy\nlanguage reflects the intensity of the Ravel 4th movement, and one of the motives is\nshaped similarly to one of the principal themes from the Debussy 4th. Musical materials\nfrom both the first and second movements are recalled in tribute to these two composers'\ncraftsmanship in their own thematic development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was wonderful to be able to respond to the Debussy Quartet, written in 1893, the Ravel\nQuartet, written in 1903, with a quartet written in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work was commissioned in 2003 by the Cypress String Quartet as part of their Call\n\u0026amp; Response series.\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":45078875635791,"sku":"LAWD-106","price":66.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Score","offer_id":45078875668559,"sku":"LAWD-107","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/pt\/products\/higdon-impressions-lawdon","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}