Symphony Concertante is a composition by

Gail Kubik Gail Thompson Kubik (September 5, 1914, South Coffeyville, Oklahoma – July 20, 1984, Covina, California) was an American composer, music director, violinist, and teacher. Early life, education, and career Kubik was born to Henry and Evelyn O. K ...

(1914–1984) for

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. It was premiered January 7, 1952 by its commissioner, The Little Orchestra, Thomas Scherman conducting. The work is structured as follows: #Fast, vigorously #Quietly #Fast, with energy. Kubik was awarded the

Pulitzer Prize for Music The Pulitzer Prize for Music is one of seven Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually in Letters, Drama, and Music. It was first given in 1943. Joseph Pulitzer arranged for a music scholarship to be awarded each year, and this was eventually converted ...

in 1952 for the piece. The committee wrote: "The Symphony Concertante is brilliant and exuberant, full of rhythmic vitality, the orchestration both original and skillful." The piece is based on his score for '' C-Man''.Gail Kubik's Score for ''C-Man'': The Sequel
, ''JSTOR.org''.

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