Release Date: 05 June 2026
Label: Nimbus Music Publishing
Packaging Type: Paper Back Book
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 9790708229070
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Composer/Series: Gavin Higgins
Description
I wrote Urbis shortly after moving to Manchester from the countryside aged sixteen and, somewhat wide-eyed, I was immediately taken by city life. I wanted to write a set of character pieces that evoked the colours and rhythm of the city, looking specifically at things that were completely new to me at the time: night clubs, skyscrapers, the city at night etc. URBIS was one of the first pieces of music I ever wrote and, though somewhat juvenile in its approach I'm still rather fond of the youthful naivety and energy in the work. The American influences are clear of course, but in some of the movements (Nightclub & Backstreet for example) you can find the beginnings of what I'd now associate with my musical language. c Gavin Higgins
![Augusta Read Thomas - Augusta Read Thomas: Solstice Ritual - Homage to Varese and Ravel [for fourteen virtuosi] - NMP1289](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708219392.jpg?v=1765961083&width=700)
Augusta Read Thomas
![David Ponsford - Prince Johann Ernst: Concerto in C Major (BWV595); Concerto in G Major (BWV592) [for two harpsichords or pianos] - NMP1398](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708229483.jpg?v=1779089949&width=700)
David Ponsford
![David Ponsford - Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in G Major (BWV1027) [for two harpsichords or pianos] - NMP1396](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708229469.jpg?v=1779089947&width=700)
David Ponsford
![David Ponsford - Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major (BWV1051) [for two harpsichords or pianos] - NMP1395](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708229452.jpg?v=1779089944&width=700)
David Ponsford
![David Ponsford - Johann Friedrich Fasch: Trio in C Minor (BWV585); Francois Couperin: Aria in F (BWV587); Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio in D Minor (BWV583) [for two harpsichords or pianos] - NMP1399](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708229490.jpg?v=1779089943&width=700)
David Ponsford
![David Ponsford - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No 8 (BWV593); Concerto in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 11 (BWV596) [for two harpsichords or pianos] - NMP1397](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708229476.jpg?v=1779089938&width=700)
David Ponsford
Gavin Higgins
Gavin Higgins
Gavin Higgins
Gavin Higgins
Gavin Higgins
![Gavin Higgins - Gavin Higgins: Kathedrale [for solo accordion] - NMP1334](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708219842.jpg?v=1774257029&width=700)
Gavin Higgins
![Gavin Higgins - Gavin Higgins: Sedimentary [for tenor, cello & piano] - NMP1370](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708229209.jpg?v=1772020671&width=700)
Gavin Higgins
![Gavin Higgins - Gavin Higgins: Urban Fairy Tales [for piano] - NMP1333](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708219835.jpg?v=1765961186&width=700)
Gavin Higgins
![Gavin Higgins - Gavin Higgins: Ekstasis [for string sextet] - NMP1321](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708219712.jpg?v=1765961184&width=700)
Gavin Higgins
![Gavin Higgins - Gavin Higgins: Urbis [for saxophone quartet] - NMP1357](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708229070.jpg?v=1774257035&width=1200)
![Gavin Higgins - Gavin Higgins: Urbis [for saxophone quartet] - NMP1357](http://propermusic.com/cdn/shop/files/9790708229070.jpg?v=1774257035&width=800)
