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)

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.