- Title
- Signature
- For
- chamber orchestra
- Alternate Title
- Signature for the High-Low Concerts (Alternate/Synonymous)
- Year Composed
- 1938
- Scoring
- 1.1.1.1-0.2.0.0-strings
- Category
- Chamber
- Duration
- 2'
- Premiere
- World: New York, NY, February 23rd, 1938 (High-Low Chamber Orchestra, cond. Ivor Karman)
- Dedication
- for the High-Low Concerts
- Publishing Status
- Not Published
- Versions
- An Outdoor Overture (1938) (Based On)
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Editorial Note
In 1938, Copland composed this short signature theme for the High-Low Concerts, a new series organized in New York that year by composer Vernon Duke. The series folded after just two concerts, so Copland re-used the music in An Outdoor Overture.