<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings about a topic . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (January 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings about a topic . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . (January 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> City Scape is an orchestral piece composed by Jennifer Higdon in 2002 and commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra . On November 14, 2002, the piece was premiered under the direction of Robert Spano . This piece dedicated to Robert Spano calls for a concerto grosso, in which 35 instruments are used; yet many of these instruments have featured solos that are scattered throughout the piece . The piece lasts a total of 31 minutes . </P> <P> City Scape is a piece in three movements that paints an image of where Jennifer Higdon grew up in Atlanta, Georgia: "Skyline," "River Sings a Song to Trees," and "Peachtree Street ." The movements can be played either separately or together at the discretion of the conductor . Jennifer Higdon wanted to invoke certain images and aspects of Atlanta . When asked by a musician if she was trying to express a sidewalk in her music, she commented that there was not a precise image in her piece . Instead, there were "bustle of traffic and intensity of moving down the street ." Thus she wanted to give an overall image as opposed to Strauss who wanted to depict a single detailed object . </P>

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