Urban Gardens
In a Jazz Club Courtyard
Version for piano quartet
[pno,orch] duration: 17' solo: pno – 2. 2. 2. 2 – 2. 2. 0. 0 – perc – str
Description
In a Jazz Club Courtyard is the second movement from Urban Gardens for piano quartet. This movement is imagined to be “In a jazz club courtyard”, where the piano, in the original version for piano and orchestra, is surrounded mostly by winds, brass and percussions instruments (in this version: the strings). In the main theme there is something resembling a blues-style ballad, but there are other different elements part of the movement, including a variation, where the piano part is in toccata style. The peculiar ability of jazz to devour and transform everything is evoked in the final section: the piano presents some mini quotes of classical repertoire, emphasizing the dialog between the two worlds.
EB 9571
score
EAN: 9790004190647
22 pages / 23 x 30.5 cm / 114 g / stapled
EB 9571D
score
EAN: 9790004823026
22 pages / 23 x 30.5 cm
Description
In a Jazz Club Courtyard is the second movement from Urban Gardens for piano quartet. This movement is imagined to be “In a jazz club courtyard”, where the piano, in the original version for piano and orchestra, is surrounded mostly by winds, brass and percussions instruments (in this version: the strings). In the main theme there is something resembling a blues-style ballad, but there are other different elements part of the movement, including a variation, where the piano part is in toccata style. The peculiar ability of jazz to devour and transform everything is evoked in the final section: the piano presents some mini quotes of classical repertoire, emphasizing the dialog between the two worlds.
World premiere
World premiere: Rome/Italy, Palazzo del Quirinale, Cappella Paolina, October 19, 2025