The Big Apple (Complete Edition)

Full Score of this work is available for sale.
Individual parts are for rental only, not for sale.
A rental set includes all individual parts and 2 full scores.
Prices and conditions are available onrequest.
Please contact:
Hal Leonard Europe BV Rental Department
E-Mail: rental@halleonardeurope.nl

My Second Symphony is an ode to New York: not strictly programmatic music but rather a musical interpretation of the spirit, glamour and indifference of one of the most fascinating cities in the world. The first movement, (Skyline) depicts the massive facade, the ‘global’ contours of New York; in the second movement (Gotham) the brutal, chaotic aspects of the metropolis are introduced. Listening to this symphony is perhaps as enervating as an actual visit to Manhattan. The listener is scarcely granted a moment of calm: even the more subdued passages are invariably accompanied by an obstinate rumbling in the background - the music never really quietens down...