- Title
- Music for a Great City
- For
- orchestra
- Year Composed
- 1964
- Scoring
- 3(II=picc,III=picc,afl).2.corA.2.bcl.2.dbn-4.3.3.0-timp.perc(5): glsp/gong/vib/xyl/conga dr/timbales/cowbells/cyms/susp.cym/tgl/ claves/maracas/tpl.bl/wdbl/whip/BD/SD/TD/rattle/sandpaper-harp-pft (cel)-strings
- ARCO Number(s)
- 84
- Category
- Orchestral
- Duration
- 24'
- Movements
- I. Skyline
- II. Night Thoughts
- III. Subway Jam
- IV. Toward the Bridge
- Premiere
- World: London, May 26th, 1964 (London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Copland)
- Commission Info
- The London Symphony Orchestra in celebration of its sixtieth anniversary season
- Dedication
- To the members of the London Symphony
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes
- Publishing Status
- Published
- Suite From
- Something Wild (for orchestra) (1961)
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Program Note
Copland was drawn to the film, Something Wild, an unusual psychological drama about the feelings of a young girl learning to live with violence and with the moods of the city. The scenario required long stretches of uninterrupted music which Copland later shaped into a symphonic suite to satisfy a commission from the London Symphony Orchestra. The four movements are titled: Skyline, Night Thoughts, Subway Jam, and Toward the Bridge.
- Author
- Vivian Perlis
- Year
- 1998