List of compositions by
Jennifer Higdon
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 Award for Best Contempora ...
. All works are in alphabetical order.
Opera
*''
Cold Mountain'': (premiered
The Santa Fe Opera
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, 1 August 2015)
*''Woman With Eyes Closed'': (premiered
Opera Philadelphia
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, September 2021)
Chamber
Flute
*''Amazing Grace''
*''Autumn Reflection''
*''DASH''
*''The Jeffrey Mode''
*''Legacy''
*''Lullaby''
*''Mountain Songs''
*''Music Box of Light''
*''rapid.fire'' (for solo flute)
*''running the edgE''
*Song (for solo flute)
*''Steeley Pause''
*''Trio Song''
*''Wedding Hymn''
Mixed Instrumentation
*''Autumn Music''
*''Ceremonies''
*''Ceremonies Suite''
*''Dark Wood''
*''Dash''
*''Music Box of Light''
*Piano Trio
*''Quiet Art''
*''Scenes from the Poet's Dreams''
*''Smash''
*''Soliloquy''
*Sonata for Viola and Piano
*''String Poetic''
*String Trio
*''Summer Shimmers''
*''Trio Songs''
*''Trumpet Songs''
*''wissahickon poeTrees''
*''Zaka''
*''Zango Bandango''
Clarinet and ensemble
*''Celestial Hymns''
*''DASH''
*''
Light Refracted''
*''Soliloquy''
String quartets
*''Amazing Grace''
*''An Exaltation of Larks''
*''
Impressions''
*''
Sky Quartet''
*''Southern Harmony''
*''
Voices''
Saxophone
*''Bop''
*''Lullaby''
*''Sax Sonata''
*''Short Stories''
Percussion
*''Like Clockwork''
*''Splendid Wood''
*''ZONES''
Piano and piano ensemble
*''Bentley Roses''
*Piano Trio (2003)
*Piano Trio ''Color Through'' (2016)
*''Scenes from the Poet's Dreams''
*''Secret & Glass Gardens'' (for solo piano)
*''Summer Shimmers''
Choral
*''Deep in the Night'' (1997)
*''O magnum mysterium'' (2002)
*''
On the Death of the Righteous'' (2009)
*''A Quiet Moment'' (1999)
*''Sanctus'' (2001)
*''Sing, Sing'' (1999)
*''The Singing Rooms'' (2007)
*''somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond'' (2006)
*''Southern Grace'' (1998)
*''The Singing Art'' (2004)
*''Voice of the Bard'' (2005)
Vocal
*''Bentley Roses''
*''breaking''
*''Dooryard Bloom''
*''Falling''
*''Hop and Toe Dance''
*''In Our Quiet''
*''Lullaby''
*''Morning Opens''
*''Notes on Love''
*''Red''
*''Threaded''
*''To Home''
*''Wedding Hymn''
Orchestral
*''
All Things Majestic ''All Things Majestic'' is an orchestral suite written by the American composer Jennifer Higdon. The work was commissioned by the Grand Teton Music Festival to commemorate the organization's 50th anniversary.Jennifer Higdon, Higdon, Jennifer''All T ...
'' (2011)
*''
blue cathedral'' (1999)
*''Celebration Fanfare'' (2003)
*''
City Scape'' (2002)
*''
Concerto 4-3'' (2007)
*
Concerto for Orchestra (2002)
*''Dance Card'' (2015)
*''
Dooryard Bloom'' (2004)
*''
Duo Duel'' (Double Percussion Concerto) (2020)
*''
Fanfare Ritmico'' (1999)
*
Harp Concerto (2018)
*''Light'' (2006)
*''The Light That We Can Hear'' (Flute Concerto) (2022)
*''
Loco
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'' (2004)
*
Low Brass Concerto (2017)
*''
Machine
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'' (2003)
*Mandolin Concerto (2021)
*
Oboe Concerto
A number of concertos (as well as non-concerto works) have been written for the oboe, both as a solo instrument as well as in conjunction with other solo instrument(s), and accompanied by string orchestra, chamber orchestra, full orchestra, conce ...
(2005)
*''On a Wire'' (2010)
*''On the Death of the Righteous'' (2009)
*
Percussion Concerto A percussion concerto is a type of musical composition for a percussion soloist and a large ensemble, such as a concert band or orchestra. Two notable figures in the genre are the percussionists Colin Currie and Evelyn Glennie, who have separate ...
(2005)
*
Piano Concerto
A piano concerto is a type of concerto, a solo composition in the classical music genre which is composed for a piano player, which is typically accompanied by an orchestra or other large ensemble. Piano concertos are typically virtuoso showpiec ...
(2006)
*''Shine'' (1995)
*''
The Singing Rooms'' (2007)
*''Soliloquy'' (1989)
*
Soprano Sax Concerto (2007)
*''Spirit'' (2006)
*''To the Point'' (2004)
*Trombone Concerto (2005)
*
Tuba Concerto (2017)
*
Viola Concerto
A viola concerto is a concerto contrasting a viola with another body of musical instruments such as an orchestra or chamber music ensemble. Early examples of viola concertos include Telemann's concerto in G major and several concertos by Carl St ...
(2015)
*
Violin Concerto
A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble (customarily orchestra). Such works have been written since the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up thro ...
(2008) - recipient of a 2010
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
, written for and played by
Hilary Hahn
Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979) is an American violinist. She has performed throughout the world as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors and as a recitalist. She is an avid supporter of contemporary classical music, and several ...
*''Wind Shear'' (2000)
String orchestra
*''Celebration Fanfare''
*"String" from Concerto for Orchestra
*''To The Point''
Wind ensemble and band
*''Fanfare Ritmico'' (2002)
*''Kelly's Field'' (2006)
*Oboe Concerto—arranged for solo oboe and wind ensemble (2008)
*Percussion Concerto—arranged for solo percussion and wind ensemble (2009)
*''Rhythm Stand'' (2004)
*''Road Stories'' (2010)
*Soprano Sax Concerto—arranged for solo soprano sax and wind ensemble (2009)
References
Jennifer Higdon's Website
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