related works
The Path of the Archangel : Elegy for strings / Nestor Taylor
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
String orchestra
Scoring:
str
Oriental Fun : for chamber orchestra / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2 flt, 2 ob., 2 cl.Bb, 2 a.sx.Eb,2 bsn, 2 fr. h., 1 trpt Bb, trmb, perc., strings
Helix : for orchestra / Edward Top
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2tpt 3trb tb timp 2perc hp pf str
Disintegration : for orchestra / Oscar van Dillen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl sax-a fg 2h tpt trb tb timp 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