| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 piece |
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| Composition Year | 1976 |
| Genre Categories | Fantasias; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player |
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| Work Title | A Jazz Fantasy for Piano |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Sydeman, William Jay |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IWS 55 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 piece |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1976 |
| First Publication. | 2019 |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 2 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
| Piece Style | Modern |
| Instrumentation | piano |
Why did I write a “Jazz Fantasy” in 1976 when up to that point my considerable repertoire was quite abstract, even avant-garde-ish? Well, why not? Hindemith said a composer should do it all. He did, and I followed his fine example. Of course the old classical regimen of having tight thematic material snuck in, but the material is decidedly jazz-ish… actually a combination of a classical pianist (very careful, very precise) playing jazz.
But what era of jazz, you might well ask. Well, I guess sort of big band 40-ish. Certainly not be-bop, certainly not rock 'n roll-ish. Yes, that sophisticated 40-ish feeling where the beat is always there but in a somewhat subtle way. After all it is a JAZZ fantasy.
– W. Jay Sydeman
