His most ambitious composition was 'Porgy and Bess' (1935).

Until recently it was assumed that this plein-air approach, used to train hand and eye for more ambitious compositions, began with the Impressionists.

One of Dylan's most ambitious compositions, "Series of Dreams" is given a tumultuous production from Lanois.

It was Ellington's longest and most ambitious composition.

A teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he encouraged his students to paint informal views as a tune-up for more ambitious compositions.

Mirra remains Alaleona's most ambitious composition and though the music tended to be "eclectic and uneven", it showed "technical enterprise".

Ron Wynn of Allmusic describes the tracks as being "among Sun Ra's most ambitious, unorthodox, and compelling compositions."

Drummond tried to raise subscriptions to fund an annuity for West, so that he could give up portraiture and devote himself to entirely to more ambitious compositions.

Despite immense physical pain, he continued to sit at the piano for hours on end, determined to complete what would be his most ambitious composition to date.

Christus conceived innovative and ambitious compositions, too, like the "St. Eligius," also a Met picture.