related works
Lux Aeterna : for female voice, piano and string quartet / Nestor Taylor
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice solo
Scoring:
zang
Concerto da camera : opus 10, (1960) / Peter Schat
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
0020 0000 perc pf str
Nocturnal conversation : for orchestra in 4 groups and optional tape / Walter Hekster
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra; Orchestra with multimedia
Scoring:
2121 2211 timp 5perc pf str(8.4.2.1.) (tape ad lib.)
Wilhelmus van Nassouwe : rhapsodie voor orkest, 1950 / door Hendrik Andriessen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 4331 timp perc hp 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