''Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion'' is a 1998

musical composition Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called ...

by Melinda Wagner, who was awarded the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Music for the work. A

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for

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and orchestra, it was commissioned by the Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra, who premiered it May 30, 1998, for flutist and conductor Paul Lustig Dunkel.Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion
", ''ArtoftheStates.org''. The Pulitzer Prize Music Jury found the work notable for the piece's flute solo and integration of the orchestral accompaniment. Wagner's victory was a unanimous decision by the jury. Containing

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, percussion, keyboards,

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, and

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The Pulitzer for Music
, ''PBS.org'', April 19, 1999. while omitting brass and woodwinds, the ensemble is similar to that of Bartók's '' Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta''. The piece contains three movements: sonata-allegro, lullaby, and rondo. A piano reduction of the work, published by Theodore Presser Company, was created by Scottish-American composer,

Jennifer Margaret Barker Jennifer Margaret Barker (born 6 May 1965 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish-American classical composer and pianist. Her compositional style is highly influenced by the landscape, culture and musical heritage of Scotland. She is Professor of Comp ...

.Concerto for Flute, Strings, and Percussion, score, pub. Theodore Presser, Retrieved October 14th 2018.

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