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by by Jennifer Jennifer HigdonHigdon(born: Brooklyn, NY, 1962)(born: Brooklyn, NY, 1962)

2005 GRAMMY Award Winner 2005 GRAMMY Award Winner for Best Engineered Album, Classicalfor Best Engineered Album, Classical

“I listen to all sorts of stuff. Almost never traditional Classical works. Sometimes contemporary Classical (I’ve got about 3,000 CDs of this type) but lots of other things which provide a contrasting soundtrack to what I might be composing during the day. I’ve been listening to the Dixie Chicks a lot lately, Allison Krauss (a real favorite), the new Beatles “Love” remix, Roxanne Panufnik’s choral music, Eminem’s various rap discs, Time For Three’s latest stuff, John Adams’ “Dharma at Big Sur”, Fleetwood Mac, James Blunt, general music from the 60’s, soundtrack to “Road to Perdition,” Peter, Paul & Mary, and Chanticleer’s discs.”

Let’s listen to Peachtree Street as we follow Peachtree Street from a helicopter.

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Rondo FormABACADAEAFA

Can you find the pattern?

Rondo Form

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AA keeps coming back!

THEME Loud, Busy, Calm, Quiet Instruments

Theme A

Theme B

Theme A

Theme C

Theme A

Theme D

Theme A

Theme E

Theme A

Theme F

Theme A

THEME Loud, Busy, Calm, Quiet Instruments

Theme A Loud and busy Full orchestra

Theme B

Theme A

Theme C

Theme A

Theme D

Theme A

Theme E

Theme A

Theme F

Theme A

THEME Loud, Busy, Calm, Quiet Instruments

Theme A Loud and busy Full orchestra

Theme B Busy and quiet strings

Theme A

Theme C

Theme A

Theme D

Theme A

Theme E

Theme A

Theme F

Theme A

You do the rest!

Let’s get in 6 groups6 groups, one for each theme.Turn your paper over and write the letterletter of your theme at the top. Illustrate what you might see on your part of Peachtree Street as you listen again.You do not have to draw the same thing that others in your group are drawing.What might your see?: (here are some ideas)A busy intersection with lots of cars beeping their horns?A café where people are sitting outside sipping iced tea and having lunch?Lots of tall buildings with many people walking on the sidewalks?People sitting in a park enjoying the birds and trees?People out shopping at little shops, stopping to look in the windows?A nice house with a beautiful flower garden and trees?

Now, let’s listen again. This time, come up and

show what you drew when you hear your

theme.

Here are some sites from around Peachtree Street to

see while you listen. Do you think the picture

matches the music well? Wait until the music is

over to say what you think.

A

0:00-0:49

Full orchestra, loud with trumpet in the background

B 0:50-1:19

Strings, playfully play

A

1:20-1:39

Full orchestra, loud with trumpet in the background

C

1:40-2:12

Woodwinds playthen strings join at the end

A

2:13-2:30

Full orchestra

D

2:31-3:05Percussion plays

A

3:06-3:40

Full orchestra, startssoft, gets loud, then gets soft at the end

E

3:41-4:12Brass instruments playBrass instruments play

A

4:13-4:43

Full orchestra, thengets soft at the end

F

4:44-5:28

Strings, then woodwinds added, then percussion added.

A

5:29-end

Full orchestra

What What pictures do pictures do YOU think YOU think

matched the matched the music well?music well?