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''Metropolis Symphony'' for Orchestra (1988–93) by American composer Michael Daugherty is a five-movement symphony inspired by Superman comics. The entire piece was created over the span of five years with separate commissions for each movement. Individual movements may be performed separately; however, it is preferred that the 41 minute symphony be performed in its entirety. ''Metropolis'' ''Symphony'' was premiered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman conducting, in January 1994, at the Meyerhoff Concert Hall in Baltimore, Maryland.〔(Metropolis Symphony at Peermusic Classical )〕 A new recording conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero and performed by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra was nominated in six categories for Grammy Awards of 2011. It won in the Best Orchestral Performance, Best Engineered Album, Classical and Best Classical Contemporary Composition categories.〔(Grammy Award Nominees and Winners )〕 == Movements == * I. ''Lex'' (1991) :Duration: 9 minutes :Commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, Music Director :Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon; 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba; timpani, strings * II. ''Krypton'' (1993) :Duration: 7 minutes :Commissioned by Absolut Vodka for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Leighton Smith, Conductor :Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 3 oboes, E flat clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon; 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba; 4 percussion; piano; strings * III. ''MXYZPTLK'' (1988) :Duration: 7 minutes :Commissioned by Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Edwin London, Music Director :Instrumentation: 2 flute solo (II. doubles pic), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons; 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone; 1 or 2 percussion; synthesizer; strings * IV. ''Oh,''''Lois!'' (1989) :Duration: 5 minutes :Commissioned by Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Edwin London, Music Director :Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons; 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones; timpani, 2 percussion; synthesizer; strings * V. ''Red Cape Tango'' (1993) :Duration: 13 minutes :Commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Allan Miller, Music Director :Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon; 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba; timpani, 4 percussion; piano; strings Publisher: Peermusic Classical 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metropolis Symphony」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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