related works
Invocation [ΕΠΙΚΛΗΣΗ] : for mezzo-soprano and orchestra / Nestor Taylor; on lyrics by Yannis Ritsos
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and orchestra
Scoring:
sopr-m 2fl 2ob eh 2cl 2fg tpt 2h trb-b timp 4perc pf hp str
Himalaya : ballet in 5 scenes, per orchestra, 1995 / Ton de Kruyf
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 2sax 2221 4perc hp pf str
Symphonie : (1947) / Koos van de Griend
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4331 timp perc str
Décorations et décomposition : pour grand orchestre symphonique / Jan van Dijk
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
5(-3)4(-2)5(-3)5(-3) 8(-4)441 8perc cel pf4h/2pf org/ham.org str(30.10.12.6.)
composition
Pandemonium : Symphonic Fantasy for large orchestra / Nestor Taylor
Other authors:
Taylor, Nestor
(Composer)
Description:
Pandemonium – Πανδαιμόνιο: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. This is the dictionary’s definition for this noun. More importantly perhaps, ‘pandemonium’ tells you it’s alright to be wild, to be crazy, to get out there and tear up the world. Have a course of action? Disrupt it. Randomly decide that purple and neon green are perfectly complimentary colors? Wear them!
A similarly open-ended esthetic approach was adopted when writing my Symphonic Fantasy for large orchestra under the same title. Pandemonium presents a fusion of conflicting styles, embracing different historical periods that curiously enough, are able to coexist in a new, more pluralistic time-order, with no boundaries. Formally, there is very little repetition allowing music ideas to be in a state of constant flux, proliferating and reorganizing themselves in unexpected ways. Pandemonium is dedicated with gratitude to Myron Michailidis and the Erfurt Philharmonic orchestra.
Nestor Taylor 18.02.2020