To Music for flute
Elizabeth Vercoe
About this work:
This is a short, atmospheric solo for flute in four contrasting sections. At times the music is virtuosic, occasionally calling for multiphonics and other special effects.
The titles of the four sections are taken from the haunting poetry of the Russian writer, Anna Akhmatova, a poet deeply interested in music. The titles are: "my voice like a flute;" "time passes quietly, oh God so quietly, that it is audible;" "music's shadow flashed on the wall;" and "as if all the flowers broke into words." The piece was commissioned by flutist Lisa Vanarsdel and written for her and for flutist Nina Assimakopoulos and the Laurels Flute Project. In February of 2005, To Music was premiered by flutist Peter Bloom on the Quincy Library concert series in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Year composed: 2003
Duration: 00:05:00
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard:Flute
Instrumentation: 1 Flute
Instrumentation notes: The second section requires some use of multiphonics.