related works
Two Winter Fairy Tales : for piano / Nestor Taylor
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Grachtenmuziek : voor orkest / Harold C. King
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
1(1)10/2121 1110/2211 perc (hp ad lib.) str
Feierliche Abendmusic / Solemn Night Music : für Orchester / for orchestra / John Borstlap
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 2fg fg-c 4h 3trp 3trb timp str
Symphonie no. 1 / Herman Strategier
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2232 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