related works
Lux Aeterna : for female voice, piano and string quartet / Nestor Taylor
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice solo
Scoring:
zang
Homo Ludens : suite voor kamerorkest / Jan Masséus
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 2200 timp 2perc str
Mühldorfer Serenade : für Orchester / Jan Koetsier
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
1121 2230 timp perc (hp ad lib.) str
Symphony no. 1 : Dejeune & Algunda, for orchestra, 1991/1992, revision 1993 / Kim Bowman
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4411 2 trp-b 6perc 2hp pf 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