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Annabel Lee : An English ballad for high voice and harp / Nestor Taylor; lyrics by Edgar Allan Poe
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
zang pf/hp
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
pic 2fl 2ob eh 2cl cl(cl-b) sax-a 2fg cfg 4h 4trp tb timp 3perc hp pf(cel) str
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 2sax-a 4431 timp perc g-b pf str
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4331 timp perc cel org 2hp str
composition
Jigsaw : Fantasia Concertante for piano and orchestra / Nestor Taylor
Other authors:
Taylor, Nestor
(Composer)
Description:
‘Jigsaw’ is a short piano concerto in the form of a Konzertstück, originally intended as a birthday present for my friend and colleague, Christos Papageorgiou. It has a playful yet dynamic character and acts as a portrait in that it alludes to the different styles and moods that characterise Christos. The compositional ideas are an eclectic mix of original motifs and borrowed material, pieced together meticulously, as in a jigsaw puzzle. They consist mostly of very brief references to piano concertos such as Schostakovich’s 2nd concerto, Adinsell’s ‘Warshaw Concerto’, and Britten’s Op. 13 in the form of a few chords, a short bravura passage, or some figuration, or even just a texture, fleetingly appearing either in direct quotation or, in some cases, free association.
Nestor Taylor