Shiny Kiss
Alex Shapiro
About this work:
(Solo Flute).
Total duration ca. 4 minutes (1999)
Published by Activist Music.
Commissioned in 1999 by flutist Chelsea Czuchra.
One movement work. 7 pages, 8.5" x 11".
Premiered in October 1999 in Carmel, CA. by Chelsea Czuchra.
Recorded in October 1999 by Chelsea Czuchra, flute.
This piece was composed especially for flutist Chelsea Czuchra, with the intent to showcase her lovely tone and to contrast the more gymnastic nature of other contemporary pieces in her repertoire. With so many wonderful solo flute pieces being written that explore every possible extended technique available to both the instrument and the accomplished player, Shiny Kiss is a modern yet highly lyrical piece that explores linear musical emotion. The title refers to the way stage lights bounce and reflect off of a metal flute and how a flutist's mouth graces the embouchure. This simple hollow tube is the vehicle for such passionate expression, and just watching expert lips coaxing music from it can be a nearly voyeuristic experience.
Year composed: 1999
Duration: 00:04:00
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard:Flute
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