Symphony Concertante (Kubik)
# Symphony Concertante (Kubik)

Symphony Concertante is a composition by Gail Kubik (1914–1984) for trumpet, viola, piano, and orchestra. It was premiered January 7, 1952 by its commissioner, The Little Orchestra, Thomas Scherman conducting.

The work is structured as follows:

* Fast, vigorously
* Quietly
* Fast, with energy.

Kubik was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1952 for the piece. The committee wrote: "The Symphony Concertante is brilliant and exuberant, full of rhythmic vitality, the orchestration both original and skillful." The piece is based on his score for C-Man.

## Sources

* ↑ Fischer, Heinz Dietrich (2010). The Pulitzer Prize Winners for Music, p.45. ISBN 9783631596081.
* ↑ Fischer (2010), p.47.
* ↑ "Gail Kubik's Score for C-Man: The Sequel", JSTOR.org.
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