Chapter One, Page One
Ian Dicke
About this work:
Chapter One, Page One is a celebration of Henry Miller’s unique and often controversial literary works. Expatriating himself from the American mainstream culture of mediocrity and resignation, Miller’s anti-capitalist, anti-nationalist, and anti-puritan views border somewhere between nihilism and eastern philosophy. The text used in the piece (spoken and sung by the flautist) comes from a short excerpt of Miller’s landmark Tropic of Cancer:
It is now the fall of my second year in Paris.
I was sent here for a reason I have not yet been able to fathom.
I have no money, no resources, no hope.
I am the happiest man alive.
Year composed: 2008
Duration: 00:07:30
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard:Flute
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Computer/Laptop
Instrumentation notes: Solo flute must be miked for computer/laptop to generate delay and looped sections. Microphone for singing flutist also required.